This project is an ongoing conversation for encouraging more conscious reflection among mentors on existing biological practices and spurring the undertaking of new ones that ultimately contribute to the conceptual rigor and theoretical significance of life science inquiry.
| Categories | Title | Resource |
|---|---|---|
Definitional frustrationsConceptual analysis |
Defining Species: A Sourcebook from Antiquity to Today | Wilkins, J.S. 2009. Defining Species: A Sourcebook from Antiquity to Today. New York: Peter Lang. |
Definitional frustrations |
How biologists conceptualize genes: an empirical study | Stotz, K., P.E. Griffiths, and R. Knight. 2004. How biologists conceptualize genes: an empirical study. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 35(4):647-673. |
Definitional frustrations |
The Gene: From Genetics to Postgenomics | Rheinberger, H.-J. and S. Müller-Wille. 2017. The Gene: From Genetics to Postgenomics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
Definitional frustrations |
Getting clear about the F-word in genomics | Linquist, S., W.F. Doolittle and A.F. Palazzo. 2020. Getting clear about the F-word in genomics. PLoS Genetics 16(4):e1008702. |
Scientific debates |
Questioning the sixth mass extinction | Wiens, J.J. and K.E. Saban. 2025. Questioning the sixth mass extinction. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 40(4):375–384. |
Scientific debates |
Adaptation in Metapopulations: How Interaction Changes Evolution | Wade, M.J. 2016. Adaptation in Metapopulations: How Interaction Changes Evolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
Conceptual analysis |
What was classical genetics? | Waters, C.K. 2004. What was classical genetics? Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science 35:783–809. |
Conceptual analysis |
The Philosophy and Practice of Science | Teplow, D.B. 2023. The Philosophy and Practice of Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Teplow, D.B. 2023. The Philosophy and Practice of Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University... |
Conceptual analysis |
Measurement and meaning in biology | Houle, D., C. Pélabon, G.P. Wagner and T.F. Hansen. 2011. Measurement and meaning in biology. The Quarterly Review of Biology 86(1):3–34. |