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
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
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
Recommended reads #30
* The EEB & Flow has provided a spot-on flowchart to help you produce the ultimate introduction to your next ecological
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
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
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
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’
Recommended reads #29
* “The problem isn’t the technology–it’s the way we elicit students’ attention.” –Ban Disconnection, Not Laptops
* “How to
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.