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The creationists are winning. Here’s what we scientists can do about it

Posted on 20 Jan, 2025 by Jeremy Yoder

In my first year of graduate school at the University of Idaho, I joined a bunch of my colleagues in the audience of a debate staged between an evolutionary biologist and a creationist. I remember almost nothing of the debate’s … Continue reading →

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Microbiomes of a small conference

Posted on 23 Sep, 2018 by Laetitia Wilkins

The conference season is almost over. There are still a few gems out there worth attending before school starts. I just came back from the Lake Arrowhead Microbial Genomics Conference which took place at a UCLA resort in the mountains. … Continue reading →

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Social networks, and networking, at conferences

Posted on 20 Jun, 2013 by Jeremy Yoder

Cross-posted from Denim and Tweed: Just in time for the Evolution 2013 meeting, Nature has a nice article by Roberta Kwok on how to use social networks and mobile apps at scientific conferences. Oh, and there’s a brief appearence by … Continue reading →

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