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Making Climate Change Real While Giving Students Hope

January 19, 2023 // by John Roach

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

October 27, 2022 // by John Roach

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 …

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San Francisco’s Algal Bloom

September 13, 2022 // by John Roach

Current Events provide teachable moments As educators, we seek to convince our students that the challenging concepts we assign are worth taking …

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What lies beyond the logical fallacy?

February 1, 2019 // by John Roach

A Lesson from SABER Biology students need and want more training in philosophy! More specifically, they want training in logic. So began a surprising …

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