24
Jul
Recommended reads #56
Some fundamental lessons from ten years of sciencing.
You know you want to look at this church shaped like a
3 min read
Newsletter
20
Jul
A departmental retreat from another dimension
I once participated in a departmental retreat from the Twilight Zone. Or it might have taken place in an alternate-universe
2 min read
14
Jul
Ants With Superhero Powers and Real Ant-People
As an ant man, I’m psyched for the release of Ant-Man.
There are so many ants with real superpowers,
3 min read
13
Jul
Can stealing from your neighbor be a mutualism?
Imagine that your neighbor sometimes goes into your house and takes some food out of your fridge. Sometimes you catch
2 min read
10
Jul
Recommended reads #55
Liberal arts college, or celebrity baby name?
The New Yorker has a great piece about the backyard biodiversity work being
3 min read
08
Jul
Why aren’t undergrads more like 8 year olds?
Last week I had the great pleasure of being a guest “science mentor” for a summer science camp. I got
4 min read
06
Jul
The Flying Spaghetti Monster, creationism, science education and religious tolerance
I had to renew my driver’s license this month. I considered heading to the DMV dressed like this:
But
5 min read
29
Jun
Universities that want research but don’t want researchers
I’ve done most of my fieldwork at a biological field station. Many people come and go, but there are
4 min read
22
Jun
People are irrational
One of my funnier stories comes from a conversation at a social gathering. I think it was a party involving
6 min read
20
Jun
Public scientists, the twitterverse, thought police, feminism, and the fanatical mob
I’m on vacation. But while I was posting a few photos on social media (amazing National Parks and a
4 min read