How I Met Your Father: A Story of ̶J̶o̶b̶ ̶P̶e̶r̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶L̶o̶v̶e̶ Gender Bias in…Part 1: Two scientists walk into the Patriarchy (the background for a well-controlled case study)Dec 6, 2021Dec 6, 2021
Like Mother Like DaughterI have my mother’s hands. When I was 10 or 12, snooping through her secret bedroom things, I found a vintage but sturdy shoebox underneath…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
Published inEnvironmental IdeasWhat living with my Baby Boomer in-laws taught me about cross-generational sustainabilityAs part of a pandemic-inspired cross-country move, my husband, our baby, and I moved in with my in-laws for the summer of 2020. Here are…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Published inEnvironmental IdeasAmerica’s Warming Stripes: Why Midwesterners are less likely to ‘believe’ in climate changeI recently moved from Houston, TX to the Upper Midwest — to a small town in northeast Wisconsin. I’ve noticed that people seem to be…Jan 2, 20211Jan 2, 20211
5 Reasons I was pretty sure I was woke. And the grievous realization that I’m obviously not.This article starts out tongue in cheek, but it gets really, really dark. (Sorry about that; just writing what I feel here, and it’s…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Trump brought out the hidden monster within my father.The monster was already there. But Trump told my dad that his bigotry is ok.Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Published inDropStoneLeaving Houston, Leaving OilMy 10-month-old and I climbed into the UberBlack I’d scheduled for 5:45 am. The sun had yet to rise. The professional Uber driver, Fadi…Sep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020
Published inEarthSphereThe Subjective Nature of the Native Species, Part 3: Clementsian Equilibrium Ecology & the Native…The definition of what it means to be native as used by ecologists has not evolved much since the 1930s, when restoration ecology first…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Published inEarthSphereThe Subjective Nature of the Native Species, Part 2: How Early American Colonialism Impacted the…This story examines the history of how modern restoration ecology came to be, focusing on influences of early American colonizers.Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Published inEarthSphereThe Subjective Nature of the Native Species: Questioning Time in the Context of NatureWhat makes a species native or exotic?Sep 12, 20201Sep 12, 20201