At this university, I see stuff posted up about "leadership" all the time. Student leadership conferences, that sort of thing. It ...

...For my Dees . A thumping at the hands of the Saints! Blast! On a related note, I loved this article that catches a little bit of the pa...

I've observed an interesting phenomenon this last week and a half. Several times, people have stuck their heads into my office and said ...

It was not surprising that week kicked my butt. But even when you're expecting it, the soreness is never diminished much. The week bit a...

I love new species, and this one is just gorgeous. Read all about it here or here .

Unexpected fact: The outside main floor of the National Science Foundation building has a Quiznos and a bagel shop. Despite the ugly early ...

Way back in December, I wrote about a project that I couldn't talk about and some of the excitement I felt about it. Now I can finally...

What do I have to say about this ? I did not nominate myself. And sometimes, there's just nothing else to say...

From a conference I'll be going to in the near future: “You will be expected to be present to respond to questions from delegates for ha...

That, my friends, is a heckuva lot of animal. Read more here .

This week is going to be ratty ugly nasty busy. There are two job candidates interviewing for positions today and Thursday. Tomorrow I'm...

“Kill the wounded monster first” is quickly becoming a mantra of mine after reading this post . Another favourite quote on the subject of ...

I feel like much of what I'm doing intellectually this week is just reviewing other people's stuff. I'm reviewing one paper for ...

Great video footage (scroll down to the bottom) of some squid having a go at bait. Not the lethargic animals they were thought to be, the v...

I've been interested in the ethics associated with brain scans for years now, and I've been saying for years that we're on the v...

I just submitted my latest manuscript, a review article, into Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . I'm aiming high ...

I am constantly amazed by how simple some things are, yet how many people are bad at. I have voice mail. Anyone who has ever listened to a r...

I've had my door shut a lot this last week. I've been working on a new paper, and I've been getting increasingly chuffed about h...

Just checked my mail, and saw a box. But what could be it be? Another textbook being sent by a publisher trying to sway me into adopting a n...

I've had a good few days. I finally managed to shut my office door over the weekend and this afternoon and make very nice progress on a ...