The most expensive resources we have are wasted resources. All resources require energy and other resources to create so when we do not take full advantage of the resources we generate, we lose. How many of your employees have skills... Continue Reading →
Today (February 11, 2019), is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. You can read a copy of the official resolution International Day of Women and Girls in Science as a pdf, on my website . Today, I want to send... Continue Reading →
A thought on sustainability today: we cannot manage what we do not monitor. The path toward sustainability requires us to collect data on how and why we use our resources. How often do you check your fuel use? What about... Continue Reading →
One of the major costs of conducting science in the Bahamas is in technical expertise, the cost of human labor. Essential to the cost of labor is the cost of living. How much can you pay a Bahamian scientist, to... Continue Reading →
If you work with geospatial data and open source code, you have probably been hacking your way through the internet, youtube, stackexchange etc. to find good tutorials with clear well-written examples. This is it. Dr. Endsley does an excellent job... Continue Reading →
As instructors in gate keeping courses, some believe it is their duty to slam that gate in the faces of as many students as possible. Some of us are propping the gate open, cracking Windows and unlocking the back door.... Continue Reading →
I just clicked send. I sent the latest draft of my dissertation to my full committee. I sent it to colleagues who have seen me grow up through science and ornithology. I put it out there. quite honestly, it was... Continue Reading →
So I am inherently the type of person who wants to do something important, and I want my work to be the best I can make. I do take into account time constraints and available materials etc. but I still... Continue Reading →
A student left the university because of the racism they experienced. Hopefully it wasn't you...but if it wasn't you. Have you spoken out directly, explicitly, and publicly against racism? If not, it's too late for one student but there are... Continue Reading →
Science and Perspective 