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The USGS surveyed 4.857 sites across the US to get a picture of national soil quality. That's a lot of soil samples. But it's also pretty nifty!
California's drought isn't making food cost more…for now, at least. I think NPR has made a big mistake by leaving off the "for now, at least" part in the headline. Groundwater supplies won't last forever, and I suspect drought conditions are going to continue or worsen.
In other amazing things now available online, The Met has put all of its artwork online. Now we have no excuses to avoid "going to the museum," heh. Except, you know, having other work to do. Or something.
Jeremy Fox, of Dynamic Ecology, talks about a number of aspects of being a scientific blogger. I can relate to a number of his perspectives.
Student diaries improve student motivation in science. Okay, maybe this is actually why I blog, heh.
Let kids play in the woods!. Confession: I haven't read the entire article, but I'm in agreement with the sentiment. If you look around, you'll learn that there really aren't any "pristine" natural areas; all show signs of human disturbance. Yes, respect natural spaces, but let kids interact with nature, for goodness' sake.
Just Show Up. A useful motto. Reminds me of that committee member I had who was pretty pragmatic about, "If it's not happening already, it probably isn't going to happen." Why I try to move things towards action and out of the "ideas" realm.
Seven things to do when you are really sad. I do a number of these things already when I'm sad (hello, cleaning), but somehow it's comforting to see them in a list.
R-related:
A coding style guide for R users. Hey, this has some good ideas. Guess who wrote it? Yep, one of the Gods of R.
R Studio has a curated list of R-related resources. Pretty nice! There's so much garbage on the internet that things like this are a real gem.
How to build your own mason bee house: Fairly simple and sweet! Mason bees look cute.
The USGS surveyed 4.857 sites across the US to get a picture of national soil quality. That's a lot of soil samples. But it's also pretty nifty!
California's drought isn't making food cost more…for now, at least. I think NPR has made a big mistake by leaving off the "for now, at least" part in the headline. Groundwater supplies won't last forever, and I suspect drought conditions are going to continue or worsen.
In other amazing things now available online, The Met has put all of its artwork online. Now we have no excuses to avoid "going to the museum," heh. Except, you know, having other work to do. Or something.
Jeremy Fox, of Dynamic Ecology, talks about a number of aspects of being a scientific blogger. I can relate to a number of his perspectives.
Student diaries improve student motivation in science. Okay, maybe this is actually why I blog, heh.
Let kids play in the woods!. Confession: I haven't read the entire article, but I'm in agreement with the sentiment. If you look around, you'll learn that there really aren't any "pristine" natural areas; all show signs of human disturbance. Yes, respect natural spaces, but let kids interact with nature, for goodness' sake.
Just Show Up. A useful motto. Reminds me of that committee member I had who was pretty pragmatic about, "If it's not happening already, it probably isn't going to happen." Why I try to move things towards action and out of the "ideas" realm.
Seven things to do when you are really sad. I do a number of these things already when I'm sad (hello, cleaning), but somehow it's comforting to see them in a list.
R-related:
A coding style guide for R users. Hey, this has some good ideas. Guess who wrote it? Yep, one of the Gods of R.
R Studio has a curated list of R-related resources. Pretty nice! There's so much garbage on the internet that things like this are a real gem.
How to build your own mason bee house: Fairly simple and sweet! Mason bees look cute.
