Dynamic Ecology
This Friday linkfest is a Christmas movie
I just got my copy of The Ecology of Ecologists, now get yours–for 30% off!
Weird PhD defense rules are fine
People believe in Friday linkfests and are willing to pay for them
Students: here are protips for meeting one-on-one with visiting speakers
Black Friday linkfest
Long-term trends in the number of ecology PhDs awarded in the US
No need to publish this Friday linkfest
Should scientific papers be written more like blog posts?
Are R^2 values declining in every scholarly field? And if so, what could or should be done about that?
Would 2004 me get hired in today’s ecology faculty job market?
This is where Friday linkfests are produced and sustained
How many people are on the North American ecology faculty job market at any one time?
The 2024-25 North American ecology faculty job market: same as it ever was
What in the actual hell is going on with this Friday linkfest?
Don’t try to follow-up a faculty interview by providing a better answer to a question you flubbed
Did I just make one of the most impressive forecasts in ecological history, only to bury that fact in a paper that’s not even about forecasting? (includes poll)
Friday linkfests are more important than ever
Who would you nominate for the 2027 Crafoord Prize?
Your carefully crafted Friday linkfest? The primary reviewer read it thoroughly. The other two panelists skimmed it. Everyone else glanced at the summary.
All of our awesome interviews, now in one place!
Interview: Robin Snyder on modern coexistence theory, how to write a gripping introduction section, R as a quilting aid, and more
Have our Friday linkfests become pathological?
Why don’t ecologists predict probability distribution shape more often?
This Friday linkfest has achieved the goals of both political tribes simultaneously, without any of the ideological warfare
You heard it here first: sample sizes of ecological correlation coefficients are declining
Poll results: geographically restricted job searches by people on the North American ecology faculty job market
Replacing Friday linkfests with AI is harder than it seems (UPDATED)
I updated my crude analysis asking whether the pandemic reduced the number of EEB faculty job seekers and/or the number of jobs they’re applying for
Poll on geographically restricted job searches by people previously or currently on the North American ecology faculty job market
What would you like to know about the North American ecology faculty job market, that my previous data doesn’t address?
Belated perfect pop song of the week
This Friday linkfest is performance art
Transparency vs. trust
Yawn: when “best practices” become standard practice
The desperation of Friday linkfests in ecology
What’s the core of ecology?