The Spectrum Blog
I’m currently migrating my content from other sites (Ricochet Science and The Long Ways podcast) to this location, so check back regularly.
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Why WhyBiology?
After decades of teaching non-majors biology, I decided to develop a relevancy-based approach. Here is the story of how that project evolved into the innovative, and award-winning digital textbook, WhyBiology?
How an Emerald Toucan Inspired a Textbook Cover
The 6th Edition of Michael Windelspecht’s Essentials of Biology features an emerald toucan, but what is the story of why it is there?
The Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions & Discoveries Series: My Gateway Into Publishing
Where did it all begin? As always, I took the unconventional path…. and it started with 17th century science.