Author Archives: qaecology

QAECO’s favourite papers of 2018

Posted on April 12, 2019

An oldy but a goody. We asked our lab members to nominate papers published in 2018 that they enjoyed. We discussed these in a reading group session, and the nominations are listed here for you to explore as well. Happy … Continue reading →

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What is HPC and why would I use it?

Posted on April 4, 2019

—————————————————————————————————————————————-Given the recent focus of the coding club sessions on all things boab and HPC, we thought a post on what-the-H is HPC would do us all some good. So, read on if you’re curious, confused or confident. There’s something … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting the year with HGAMs

Posted on February 25, 2019

To start off Reading Group for 2019, we dove headfirst into 43 brilliant pages on hierarchical generalised additive models (HGAMs) by Pederson et al. 2018, a pre-print titled “Hierarchical generalised additive models: an introduction with mgcv“. Although at first intimidated … Continue reading →

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Philosophical discussions in the lab: Žižek criticises ideological ecology

Posted on June 5, 2018

In a recent reading group, QAECO discussed a criticism of ecology from the contemporary philosopher Slavoj Žižek, as represented in two online resources: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/opinion/global/02iht-GA12zizek.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/5627925/slavoj-iek-wake-up-and-smell-the-apocalypse?IR=T Slavoj Žižek [photo by By Amrei-Marie, from Wikimedia Commons] Žižek is a strongly left-leaning critic … Continue reading →

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Wanting to learn about Species Distribution Modelling? Consider enrolling in our online subject! – running again soon (Jul/Oct 2018)

Posted on May 23, 2018

Are you interested in modelling? Are you a graduate student, and your project involves studying species distributions? Or maybe you are a research professional or a manager wanting to expand your quantitative skills? Species distribution modelling is one of the … Continue reading →

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Grappling with reproducibility in science?

Posted on March 20, 2018

As a lab, we’ve made it a priority to increase the standards of our code to align with best practices for reproducibility and repeatability of our science. In keeping with this goal, this week in reading group Saras Windecker and … Continue reading →

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Qaeco’s favourite papers of 2017

Posted on January 31, 2018

We asked our lab members to nominate a paper published in 2017 that they had enjoyed. Recommendations ranged from the skill-based (scientific writing, reproducible coding, camera-trapping) to global reviews (plant traits, climate change, size-based models) and some great case studies … Continue reading →

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