Through reading discussions and writing assignments, this class investigates 1) how a set of founding principles in geosciences was established on the basis of scientific racism and colonialism; 2) how the history of racism and colonialism manifests in geoscience practices and communities; and 3) paths forward to build an anti-racist, diverse and inclusive geoscience community. Students conduct their own research about the "untold stories" on a specific individual or concept in geosciences and write about them for a non-specialist audience. The reading, research and writing skills that students practice in this class can be applied to raise awareness for historical literacy in any academic field including (but not limited to) science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and social sciences.

For trainees who need an introduction to anoxic culturing techniques, I made an instructional video series covering basic techniques of making anoxic media and handling anaerobic cultures.

Part 1: Making anoxic medium

Part 2: Vacuum-vortex protocol

Part 3: Handling anoxic and sterile reagents