How an abundance of seaweed helps students explore ecological principles Christopher Columbus is often credited with naming the subtropical gyre of …
The Vaccine Debate
Helping students navigate comparative risk Each year, I begin my ecology course by assigning a popular-press article Amy Wallace wrote for Wired …
Making Climate Change Real While Giving Students Hope
Over the past decade, I’ve seen dramatic shifts in how college students in my courses view the evidence for climate change. Much of the skepticism I …
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Six Degrees of Biology
Years ago, back when I was a Biology grad student, Kevin Bacon was at the height of his popularity. It seems he was everywhere, starring in films as …
San Francisco’s Algal Bloom
Current Events provide teachable moments As educators, we seek to convince our students that the challenging concepts we assign are worth taking …
What lies beyond the logical fallacy?
A Lesson from SABER Biology students need and want more training in philosophy! More specifically, they want training in logic. So began a surprising …
