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International Year of Soils
2015 is the UN’s International Year of Soils. Now, you might be feeling year/month/day celebration exhaustion. I know I am. According to the Wikipedia listing of commemorative months (yep, that’s a...
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Don’t talk about religion, politics…or food
Don’t talk about religion or politics. That is usually sound advice to avoid confrontations at the family dinner table over holidays or what to discuss with your hairdresser. But food? Oh yes. I have...
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“Upon this handful of soil our survival depends. Husband it and it will grow our food, our fuel, and our shelter and surround us with beauty. Abuse it and the soil will collapse and die, taking...
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A PhD is Not Enough…A sexist guide to survival in science
I recently started reading A PhD is Not Enough by Peter J. Feidelman. The first chapter of this book is a cautionary tale that gives six stories of academics whose careers took a wrong turn over...
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Having It All
This might be a phrase you are familiar with. I have heard it most commonly used to refer to career women. Article titles like “How to have it all” or “No, you can’t have it all” or “Why Women Still...
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