Small institution vendor discounts?
This post grows out of a conversation I was having about how scientists purchase supplies and equipment at smaller institutions.
Recommended reads #81
The underground network of folks self-medicating with gut parasites.
Reinventing biostatistics education for basic scientists.
A wiki to advise folks
Twelve museums I loved that you might not know about
I’ve been on mostly-vacation for the past week. I thought I’d share something different. Some of my favorite
How can track record matter in double-blind grant reviews?
We should have double blind grant reviews. I made this argument a couple weeks ago, which was met with general
Recommended Reads #80
“America’s early aerospace engineers ignored computers because they considered programming to be women’s work.”
Can the liberal arts
Saying “see you later, sometime” to the rainforest
I just got back home from a few weeks of fieldwork in the rainforest. Most of the science I’ve
Why not double-blind grant reviews?
In some academic fields, double-blind reviews of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication is the norm. It’s no surprise that people
Recommended reads #79
Things the world’s most and least privileged people say. Including “I don’t vote — the system is too corrupt!
The lost opportunity cost of overcommitment
My sabbatical officially started a few days ago. I was half-expecting a kind of weight to lift. But my brain
Using blogs for sharing negative results
I’ve now been blogging for a little over three years. I’m no longer a newbie, but clearly am
