A bachelors, masters, or PhD is viewed as a ticket towards a satisfying and stable career and becoming a well-rounded citizen. Certainly college …
New Release: Finches and Evolution
I'm excited to announce that we've finished a new SimBio Virtual Lab called Finches and Evolution. This major update to our old Islands and Selection …
Hollywood and Science Education
Many of us use video clips in our classes, both to illustrate ideas and to engage students. As a colleague recently told me, "somehow I can say …
Fun Evolution Stories
One of the joys of going to meetings is browsing new science books in the exhibit hall. At the ESA meeting earlier this month, one book I found was In …
Evolutionary Questions
Losing is Harder Than Gaining On the research side of SimBio, we spend a lot of time writing questions for testing whether students are learning from …
Sugary science by 10 year olds
It's always nice to finish things with a sweet taste, and in case you haven't seen it, a new study on whether bees can combine color and pattern in …
Women, Physics, and Testosterone
Believing is half the battle Although women now make up more than 1/2 of college students in the U.S., there is still a persistent gap in the number …
Educating pre-medical students
The testing dilemma Many of the students in our biology classes want to be doctors, and I recently stumbled on what looks like a major effort to …
Brain Games & Quantitative Biology
Over the past couple decades lots of companies have come out with brain games that are supposed to increase brain function through training. A recent …
