Knowing your animal and your question
I’ve read a lot of research proposals and manuscripts. Some manuscripts were rejected, and some proposals didn’t fare
Recommended reads #97
Alan Townsend wrote an op-ed that I think you really need to read: Science might save my daughter. Don’t
Should scientists write Wikipedia pages for their study species?
I’ve been working on Penstemon digitalis for a long time now. I first met the plant as a starting
Building a better faculty orientation
I don’t remember my New Faculty Orientation that well. Why is that?
I’ve done this a few times.
Let’s talk about mental health in academia
A few days ago Canada was abuzz with messages about mental health for Bell Let’s Talk day. The social
Taking action at this critical moment
I’m going to have to suspend business-as-usual. Please stick with me, while I connect some dots to explain how
Recommended reads #96
I feel a bit guilty that I came upon some cool reads, in the precise moment that my country stopped
In teaching, less is more
Question: When you’re teaching, how much should you cover?
I propose a couple answers:
Answer A: You shouldn’t
Good popular books about ecology?
A friend asked the other day about recommendations for good popular books about ecology. Initially, I kind of drew a
Recommended reads #95
In the United States, a woman died a few months ago of a bacterial infection. This microbe was resistant to