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Where are all the Arachnologists? (and why you should care)
Canada is a big country, with an amazing diversity of habitats, from the temperate rainforests of Vancouver Island, to the polar deserts on Ellesmere Island. We are a country that harbours thousands...
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Why Professors can’t relax (even if it will make us more productive)
This past weekend, as I was struggling to get some work done on a Sunday morning, I read Tony Schwartz’s opinion piece in the New York Times, titled “Relax! You’ll be more productive“. I read it with...
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Careful what you say in lecture: a tale of tweets, ice-storms in Quebec, and...
While discussing age pyramids in my ecology class last week, I mentioned that there was a mini baby-boom in Quebec following the 1998 ice storm. In other words, after an extended period of time without...
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The greatness of pseudoscorpions
As you know, I’m quite passionate about Arachnology, from spiders, to harvestmen and Pseudoscorpions. These are all some of the creatures that fall into the category of the ‘obscure and amazing‘. On...
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Ten tips when asking for a letter of recommendation
Academics get asked to write a lot of letters of recommendations, and we are pleased to do this! Letters of recommendations can be really, really important when students are applying to grad school,...
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Slow Down
I have written previously about how IMPOSSIBLE it is for a Professor to ‘relax’: the work-life balance is tricky and it’s very difficult to find time to take a deep breath, go for a walk, or have a...
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Expiscor (19 April 2013)
Here’s Expiscor -some discoveries I stumbled upon this week… (past versions can be found here) Why not eat insects? This was a theme over the past week. I learned that a group of McGill MBA students...
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Expiscor (29 April 2013)
As you may have noticed, the ‘weekly’ Expiscor missed last week! This is because I have opted to change to Mondays for this blog feature. The start of the week just works better, for a whole suite of...
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Landing an tenure track job in entomology: perfecting the practice of...
This is re-posted from the Entomological Society of Canada’s blog, and is written by Chris Buddle (McGill University) and Dezene Huber (University of Northern British Columbia) Last autumn there was...
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What is loss?
I’m not sure I have much comprehension or real understanding of loss. I’m healthy and happy, as are my kids, as is my wife. I’ve lived a life that has so far been full of joy, love, opportunity, laughs...
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Inuit Art – arthropod style
Thought I would do a quick post from Cambridge Bay – I have managed to find some decent WIFI so I am taking advantage this morning! Once I am back south, I will post more detailed accounts of my...
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Arctic reflections (Part 1)
So many clichés – the Arctic is a vast, stark landscape. In summer, a land of endless days, swarms of mosquitoes and rivers teeming with Arctic char; snowy owls flying low over the tundra; Muskox...
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Expiscor (19 August 2013) – The Photography Edition (Part 2)
Last week was Part 1 of the Photography editions of Expiscor (this is because I was been doing remote field work and have thus been unable to keep up on science links, and now I’m on vacation!)....
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Arctic reflections (Part 2)
I started a post last week about my recent field trip to the Arctic – I was situated in Cambridge Bay (Nunavut) for a week, and here are a few more reflections from that trip. Wildlife Walking across...
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Quiet Ocean
My tweets and photos about the Arctic caught the attention of the super-talented, all-around great biologist/naturalist (& musician) Nash Turley, and he wrote a poem. It’s lovely. QUIET OCEAN White...
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Please stop telling me how busy you are
I’m guilty of this. And I apologize. This post is for me as well as you. We are both overworked. We say “yes” to things when we should say “no”. Our to-do lists never end. We are distracted during...
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The art of delegation: Perspectives from Academia
The talented graduate student (and all-around great guy) Morgan Jackson recently posted a question on twitter, asking for advice on the art of delegation, from an Academic perspective. This question...
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Expiscor (14 October 2013): The Thanksgiving Edition
Today is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada (yes, quite a bit earlier than the US version!). This time of year is my favourite: the cool, crisp air, fall colours, and the striking sense of decay and...
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A difficult week (and a way forward)
It’s been a difficult week (and it’s not over yet). Despite a lovely weekend away, and gorgeous autumn weather, the world of science communication is being ripped apart by two very serious, and...
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 120,000 times in...
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