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Broader impacts ≠ reaching underrepresented groups
When the National Science Foundation introduced the required “Broader Impacts” criterion, it took more than a little bit of explaining at the outset. Several years later, most of us understand what a...
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On pseudonymity and making a difference in the world (updated)
New York City My favorite pseudonymous person out there, without a doubt, is Banksy. If you aren’t familiar with Banksy, check out some of his work. It’s spectacular. I’m not a professional art critic...
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A little literature on how pseudonymity may alter reach or impact
Recently, I wondered in a post whether the vagueness of the identity of an author affects the dissemination and acceptance of the author’s ideas. It doesn’t matter to me whether someone chooses to...
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Scientists know how to communicate with the public
I bet that most of us are steady consumers of science designed for the public. Books, magazines, newspaper, museum exhibits, radio, the occasional movie. The people who bring science to the masses are...
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NSF Graduate Fellowships are a part of the problem
I started this morning with tremendous news: a student of mine, who left my lab for a PhD program last year, let me know that his NSF Graduate Research Fellowship was funded! I had two other former...
View ArticleThere are many ways to be a publicly engaged scientist
I want to talk about the Who and the How of public engagement. We should be bringing science to the table with people who aren’t in the market for science. A lot of outreach is preaching to the...
View ArticlePlease focus more on inclusion so that diversity recruitment efforts can work
If your space is not actively good for minoritized scholars, please stop recruiting them until you get your crap together.
View ArticlePlay The Game, or Change The Rules?
I feel a dilemma — or rather, a tradeoff — when I think about investing time, money, and effort into supporting undergraduates to gain admission to graduate programs. On one hand, we all know that the...
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