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Fixing a racist common name that I coined

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Let me introduce you to one of my favorite animals, Aphaenogaster araneoides, and a major league screwup of mine:

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image: Benoit Guenard

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This entry was tagged common names, inclusion, racism, scientific names.
  • Date 06 June 2019
  • Author Terry McGlynn

What’s a good metaphor for doing science?

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How do you explain what research is?

My go-to metaphor has been a jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading →

This entry was tagged science communication, scientific names.
  • Date 01 April 2019
  • Author Terry McGlynn

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