How can we avoid toxic environments?
It seems almost inevitable. Good people end up in toxic environments. Once there, they must suffer the consequences, or execute
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Strategies for mentoring undergraduate researchers
To the heroes of Brazil’s National Museum
I trust that my student’s grandparent
Becoming a climate reality leader
Last week was not easy for me, schedule-wise. It was the first week of classes for my campus, my son’
Goin’ admin
I once said in the late 1990s, “Shoot me if I ever talk about getting a cell phone.” But the
Announcing EEB Mentor Match 2018
There are a lot of students who are enrolled in institutions that lack the resources to provide the mentorship that
How strobe ants do the strobe run
It’s been a while since I posted about some of the science I’ve been doing, so here’s
Infrequently asked questions
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The illusion of objectivity in the classroom
The 2004 lecture that convinced David Attenborough to make a big deal about
Whither site comments?
You might not have noticed, but near the end of last year, at the end of one of the recommended
Let’s stop saying “native English speaker” in reviews
There’s a remark that I see once a while in reviews, something along the lines of: “The authors should