The Singular Scientist

The title of this post is a widely-repeated statement made by a feminist historian, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich . This saying is from an obscure ...

Scientifically-proven is an oxymoron. In most scientific fields, it is impossible to prove something, e.g., that all birds fly.  We mi...

Still in the jungle feeding the bugs, but here's another link to an announcement for a workshop for early-career women in science: ...

I'm in the jungle doing field research and have intermittent internet access, which is why my posting has fallen off of late. However,...

The concept of constraint satisfaction concerns the constraints that must be taken into consideration when solving a problem or making a de...

The other day, while working in my office, I had an experience that we all have from time to time. I usually have my laptop open to a manu...

How many of you were either explicitly taught or learned by imitation (of your adviser or some other mentor) that you should begin writing ...