(Warning: Major #FirstWorldProblems grumbling ahead...regularly-scheduled content resumes tomorrow)I want to go to a conference. Very, very badly.It's been some time since I've met my scientific brethren to talk, dine, listen, exchange ideas, and play random pickup sports.I miss you all terribly!I've never actually been on one.* Would love it.Source: Forbes.comYoung professors stew in that perfect mix of nerves, excitement, and exhaustion as they're expected to fly here and there to give […]

When it comes to mindfulness, there are a number of great short practices that help us be more present to our lives. In this post I’m going to reveal three key mindfulness practices that can help us pause, break out of auto-pilot, step into emotional freedom and even open up to a source of connection [...]

I’m not trying to open a can of worms here. Just providing an observation developed from my past year of employment. Last fall, I walked dogs and nannied two teenage girls from an affluent D.C. neighborhood while I finished my M.S. It was frustrating as hell on a regular basis, because I was dealing with … Continue reading →

I somewhat confused by a recent post in Teh Grauniad by our colleague Athene Donald. Part of my confusion stemmed from the fact that I had walked into an argument that was already in full swing – Donald’s piece had … Continue reading →

Agnotology is the study of ignorance and how it's produced. For example, examining how misinformation can generate misconceptions about climate change. An interesting (and influential, at least in my case) paper on this topic is Agnotology as a teaching tool: Learning climate science by studying misinformation by Daniel Bedford, a professor at Weber State University, Utah. Bedford suggests how how examining and refuting misinformation is actually a powerful way to teach climate science, sharpen […]