Monday, November 14, 2011

Photo project!

I decided to try a year-long photo project to try being creative and get an excuse to use my camera a lot. If you're interested in following, I'm posting all my pictures on a separate blog, MeyerSnaps.

That's all I've got for today!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

how to study for an exam

I have a difficult exam next week for Animal Behavior, and my teacher sent out an email suggesting ways to study over the weekend to make sure we are ready for it. Frankly, I think it's pretty awesome advice (and totally unexpected coming from him):

One of the best ways to learn tricky conceptual material like different levels of selection (DNA/gene, individual, group) is to force yourself to explain it on paper. Repetition is also important: read and re-read the material (e.g., pour youself a glass of wine some night and read through the first four chapters of Dawkins)


Oh yes, this strategy will be utilized.