The science education crisis needs a focus on K-6 classrooms
By my counting, we have three kinds of science education crises in the USA.
1. A ridiculously low degree of
The more things change, the more they change
Monet Kelp Forest. photo by Bruce McGlynn
I just had the pleasure of spending a couple days hiking around the
Taxonomist Appreciation Day is Thursday!
Taxonomist Appreciation Day is March 19th – this Thursday!
Among all the sciences, one of the least heralded and most critical
Recommended reads #48
Allen Orr wrote a masterful review of DS Wilson’s latest book on the evolution of altruism.
Jeremiah Ory has
How does blog readership grow, and (how) does this matter?
How useful are science blogs, and what is the future of science blogging? Probably the worst place to get a
Efficient teaching: improving student writing ability
Last week’s post was about university writing requirements that fall ludicrously short of their goal, like how this ferret
University writing requirements are a joke
When your undergraduates leave campus with a Bachelor’s degree, can they write well?
I wish I could say that
Academic Moneyball
Over the past week, I’ve been reading Moneyball, by Michael Lewis.
I’m not a baseball person (though I
Recommended Reads #47
Gain a rare look into the brain trust at Nature to understand how they pick manuscripts for review.
Quiz: North
On being wary of bringing straight-A students into the lab
I had a conversation a couple months ago about the fact that I’m a bit wary of taking Straight-A
