Respecting the time and needs of adjuncts
Almost every university in the US has succumbed to financial pressures and employs a relatively high proportion of adjunct instructors.
The dangers of twitter
When I first joined twitter, I was nervous I might mess up somehow. I wanted to use my professional identity
Ant science: Thieving ants know how to be sneaky
Ectatomma ruidum. Image by Alex Wild
The most recent paper from my lab is a fun one. We show that
Recommended reads #62
Poster session drinking game for the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology meeting.
“A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been
Why I avoid the p-word
I write because I want to change minds. I don’t need everybody to agree with me, but I write
Useful science communication resources
Inspired by my own endeavours in science communication and an informal talk I gave to my department, I started to
There are lots of opportunities for grad students to learn how to teach
In my last post I complained that grad students don’t generally get taught how to teach in grad school,
Recommended reads #61
Do you know who discovered that VW was cheating on its emissions? Researchers at West Virginia University, who were working
Making time for exercise on a regular basis
There are a couple facts that make regular exercise an obvious choice:
1. Exercise makes you healthy and happy.
2.
Educating the ignorant masses, Eli Broad style
The exterior of The Broad.
Los Angeles has a brand new huge art museum, The Broad. I had a chance
