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Science and Perspective

We all need a little more Science and a lot more Perspective

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academia

The work and the credit

Today I read the Audubon article on Jali Makawa. And it hits home. I am an environmental professional. I've been collecting scientific data for about 20 years in the Bahamas and the experience is vastly different depending on the person... Continue Reading →

eBird, computer programming and dubstep

what if you could listen to your data? why does eBird data sound better in dubstep?

Anemic Advocacy

Have you met that person that pours all their energy into helping the group/cause they feel deserves it? I mean 100% all the time, every time? This is not about them. We have to challenge anemic advocacy. Those that need... Continue Reading →

Passing

There is a test. You score high enough on some scale to be given credit for the accomplishment. You are acknowledged and given the privileges afforded all those who pass. What happens when the scoring rubric is never given to... Continue Reading →

International Scholars and Domestic Scholars

If you think all #internationalscholars are the same, you're wrong. If you think we are the same as #domesticstudents, you're DEAD wrong. - Ancilleno Davis 7/22/2017

People can be more than one thing…

I need a way to compartmentalize or rationalize the different people I am seeing around me. Especially when two of those people share the same body.

Communication: the basics

​ Communication: Reflecting on what i would say to a group i have never met, who may or may not read my every word, i scrolled through the near endless feed of topics that are at the forefront of my... Continue Reading →

The biggest minority in academia

Critically thinking about minority status. We hear minority all the time. It has become one of those words that people say but do not really understand at the core. Like "Liberal", "Communist", etc. these words often have a standardized meaning... Continue Reading →

My digital house

How do you describe social media to your students? I use the house analogy. My digital world is a house I build with social media. Each platform is a room within that house. Though they each have doors and windows... Continue Reading →

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