Size Matters, or, Why Don’t We Have Gigantic Bacteria?
Why aren’t we overrun with gigantic bacteria? It’s a matter of diffusion.
Guest Post — What Does it Take to Move a Highly Successful Face-to-face Workshop into the Online World?
Mark Thomas discusses lessons learned in moving ALPSP’s face-to-face workshops into an online offerings.
Important Tardigrade Update
Breaking news — tardigrades are even more amazing than you thought.
Editorial Boards Benefit from Virtual Meetings
Journal offices are reporting greater participation and engagement in virtual editorial boards meetings; but providing networking opportunities at these meetings for volunteers might outweigh the benefits of virtual. Angela Cochran interviews colleagues on what makes these meetings a success and what we can do better.
Guest Post — Video is here. Time to embrace it.
Violaine Iglesias explains how scholarly publishers can embrace and optimize the use of video in publications.
Guest Post — Making the Most Out of Virtual Events: The Publisher as Vendor
Organizations are having to shift in person events to virtual for the foreseeable future. In this post, author Colleen Scollans discusses the steps we can take to make virtual events a marketers dream.
A Review of Amazon’s Alexa — From 1988
A look back at how Amazon’s Alexa service might have worked using state of the art 1988 technology.
A Fast Trip Through 13 Centuries of English
Planning a trip back through time? Have you thought about whether you’ll be able to understand what anyone is saying?
Raising Children at the (Literal) Top of an Academic Institution
A look at some unexpected campus residents of UC Berkeley.
Coping with Working Part-time and Being a Better Colleague to Those Who Do
Now back at work full time, Charlie Rapple reflects on what she has learned during 6 months of working part time, and shares top tips for making the transition to part-time work, and for being more considerate towards part-time colleagues.
Back to School — Be Kind to Your Coworkers Who Are Parents
Back to school time is going to be chaotic for many of your coworkers. Some thoughts on how you can make their lives easier and keep your business moving forward.
Exploring the Microcosmos
A surprisingly meditative lesson in Differential Contrast Interference Microscopy.
Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History
John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.
The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells
Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture.
Changing Jobs During a Pandemic
Changing jobs can be stressful in normal times, but during a global pandemic and with everyone working from home, special considerations must be made. In this post, Angela Cochran and Jennifer Regala share their recent experiences.