The Singular Scientist

A few people have written to describe their experiences with aggressive scientists who, for example, write scathing reviews or letters to t...

This is a continuation of the previous post regarding territorial behavior that seems to be prevalent among the more aggressive scientists....

Imagine you have an opportunity to conduct research in a specific wetland in a remote location and subsequently spend years studying that p...

My husband recently ordered a book called simply “Wetlands”. He, of course, was expecting a treatise on our favorite ecosystem, but instead...

At dinner the other evening, one of the women present described an experience she had as a student taking a course in a male-dominated fiel...

I just read an interesting book called “The Beauty Myth” by Naomi Wolf, which is a condemnation of the advertising industry and related ind...

When I first saw the Geico ad featuring the enigmatic caveman, I was instantly offended. It was a gut reaction, not an intellectual one. I ...