Newsletter

07
Jul

What happens in the canopy stays in the canopy.

For a few years, I’ve harbored a very cool (at least to me) natural history idea. But it’s
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03
Jul

Respectful conversation at academic conferences

You’re probably familiar with this scene from academic conferences: Person A and and Person B have been chatting for
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01
Jul

Field courses: a blessing and a curse

Since I began my position at Uppsala, my summers begin frantically. Although my teaching load is relatively light, the majority
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27
Jun

Recommended reads #30

* The EEB & Flow has provided a spot-on flowchart to help you produce the ultimate introduction to your next ecological
3 min read
25
Jun

Between a rock and a hard concept: teaching multilevel selection

This post is by Leslie Curren. I recently came across Amy’s post from last October about the ecological concepts
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24
Jun

Journalistic bias in Science Magazine

There was a piece published on the Science Magazine website, by Eli Kintisch, that smelled fishy to me. The article
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18
Jun

Huge problems during research are totally normal

At the moment, I have the great pleasure of working with a bunch of students at my field site in
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16
Jun

Conference report from a non-expert: Geochemistry

Last week I went to the Goldschmidt conference, which is a convergence of geochemists. I’m not a geochemist. I’
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13
Jun

Recommended reads #29

* “The problem isn’t the technology–it’s the way we elicit students’ attention.” –Ban Disconnection, Not Laptops * “How to
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09
Jun

Preparing a talk for a conference

I distinctly recall a little non-event at a conference: I was scooting to catch a friend’s talk on time.
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