drupaladmin
29 November 2013
I found little to disagree with in the post by Lortie - all very worthy points. I am also very much for placing much emphasis on novelty/creativity/newness. Where we differ, I think, is in the amount of confidence and trust we place upon editors. Having been an editor...
drupaladmin
23 November 2013
A recent spotlight paper in Trends in Ecology & Evolution by Goran Arnqvist challenged the notion that editors should use novelty as means to review submissions. This is a very useful contribution to the dialog associated with evolving peer review. It is...
drupaladmin
15 August 2013
Intecol meeting almost upon us! Remember, the Nordic Society is doing what I hope will be a very exciting session on biodiversity . This was a joint effort by Ecography & Oikos. I just completed preparing my talk. Here it is as a little teaser! I may also do a...
drupaladmin
18 January 2013
It's always fun to read all submitted manuscripts. Especially when explanations are like this: I'm very happy that it doesn't happen too often! This one was actually copied from #overlyhonestmethods Have a great weekend everyone!
drupaladmin
1 November 2012
Humour is an important creativity booster. And science can be oh so serious sometimes. Check out this site when you need to laugh... And don't ever believe that we editors, at various stages, are lacking empathy or an understanding of the consequences of our decisions...
Here . I swear by the techniques in panels 1 and 2. The techniques in panels 3 and 4 are totally beyond me. ;-)
The Dependent magazine wins the internet by estimating the population density of hipsters in Vancouver, using capture-recapture methods . If they continue sampling and build up a time series, Ted Hart at UBC can show them how to estimate past hipster abundances . HT...
It's not why you think . ;-) (warning: text a little NSFW)
I teach a graduate seminar on Darwin's On the Origin of Species . We read and discuss the Origin and some related readings. It's a lot of fun, for me and the students. If you haven't yet read the Origin , or read it when you were too young to fully appreciate it, or...
I continue to find Zen Faulke's "fighty crab" meme hilarious. I'm still realizing how versatile it is. Written a confusing blog post ? Fighty crab tells you: Want to celebrate World Oceans Day? Fighty crab tells you how: Want to win your One True Love back (assuming...
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