By Major Revisions
The world's greatest ecology and environmental sciences podcast
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH), the idea that diversity peaks at "intermediate" levels of disturbance. We also preview ESA 2017 and ponder the relationship between food quality and the amount of taxidermy in North Wood's bars.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff discuss their own trials and tribulations of trying to make a career in the sciences jive with a home life that approaches normality. Jeff pines about the early summer flailing nature of one member of the...
Grace, Jon, and Jeff *finally* get around to talking about Hope Jahren's book "Lab Girl" and what it means to them as ecologists and early career scientists.
Grace just got back from an NSF conference on grants and gives the low-down to the gang and we talk different kinds of grants, application strategies, and also alternative funding sources. The gang also pours one out for DDIG.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about a recent blog post for Jeremy Yoder on his journey towards the tenure track. The gang also talk about the beloved and reviled ecoevo jobs board and Jon's recent 1600 mile cross-country journey as...
Following up a conversation from Twitter about academic publishing, Jeff talks to special guest Terry McGlynn, Professor of Biology at Cal State Dominguez Hills, about everything from strategies in suggesting reviewers to how junior and senior scientists approach publishing differently.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about what motivates them as scientists and discuss a Dynamic Ecology post from Jeremy Fox about basic vs. applied science. The gang also play a game of five questions.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff relate (pretty near) everything they know about the perils and pitfalls of ecological fieldwork--from buying the good footwear to making sure your permits are filed on time. The gang catch up on their March Mammal Madness...
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about the recent ASLO and Royal Society meetings they attended and then debate the March Mammal Madness bracket and English breakfast. Teaser...Marmite is gluten-free.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about what it is like to get your manuscript rejected and how to deal with it. The gang also talk about a Reiners et al. 2016 paper about the topics in ecology that ecologists value...
Grace, Jon, and Jeff have their first (of probably many) conversation(s) on the Science March on Washington and how to better engage outside of the science bubble. The gang also talk about a recent article in Ecosphere, "Academic Productivity in...
Grace, Jon, and Jeff discuss regime shifts, state changes, basin attractors, and football pronostication.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff examine the meaning and importance of "ecological theory" from the perspectives of different research areas and degrees of interaction with theoretical ecology. The gang also give some highlights and favorite papers from 2016.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff are joined by Blair St. Ledger-Olson, a former congressional staffer, and Dr. Jessica Gephart, from SESYNC, to talk about how scientists can learn about policy, how policy decisions are made, and how scientists can inform policy/policymakers....
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about ecological uses of LiDAR (lasers!) and banter about the best holiday foods.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff fill in some more information about the process of applying to and getting into graduate school in the sciences with a focus on letters of recommendation, cover letters, and campus visits.
Grace, Jon, and Jeff talk about how to apply to graduate school in the sciences . . . what to consider, where to apply, what the process entails, and what you should really expect.
Grace, Jeff, and Jon wrap-up their discussion on peer review--including the major flaw they encounter when reviewing, how to address revisions to your work, and the future of peer review. The gang also battle with the question of whether undergrads...
On this episode of Major Revisions, Grace, Jeff, and Jon discuss part one of the process of academic peer review--including how and where to submit a paper, how to select reviewers, and how to respond to both positive and negative...
Grace, Jeff and Jon revisit the conversation from last episode about the future of ecology and address possible Nobel Prizes for great ideas in ecology. The gang also discuss how Powerball works and the new Bon Iver album.
In the inaugural show, Jon, Grace, and Jeff discuss an article on the 100 questions for the future of ecology--from how to define and refine spatial scales, to addressing publication and the "final drawer" problem.