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Category Archives: Teaching
Blow against education
The Tennessee legislature passed a bill yesterday (HB368) that will likely undermine the teaching of science, and evolution in particular, to Tennessee students. The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) has a statement condemning the bill’s passage, which they label … Continue reading
Classroom genetics
“clicking the agree button means you are ready and willing to be traumatized” Katie Topp, an undergraduate student at the University of Rhode Island, paraphrasing her teacher, Holly Dunsworth. Holly got funding to get her entire class genotyping services through … Continue reading
Teaching “Introduction to Biological Anthropology”
Holly Dunsworth has a great post outlining her approach towards teaching the Biological Anthropology introductory course (Human Origins, at her current institution). As she describes it, her approach is a “naturalist’s approach in the molecular age,” and acknowledges the reality … Continue reading
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To Ph.D. or not to Ph.D.?
Larry Cebula, a history professor at Eastern Washington University, has a post at his blog titled, “Open Letter to My Students: No, You Cannot be a Professor” Your professors are the last generation of tenure track faculty. Every long-term educational … Continue reading
Evolution in a changing world
The upcoming edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) features two articles that address global climate change, both of which have already generated press headlines. Rahmsdorf and Coumou have a paper on the expected increase in … Continue reading
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