Philippe Baveye

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Topics in soil science that are in need of a good review?

In this beginning of the year (which I hope will be great for everyone!), I am wondering if there are topics in soil science that, at this point, would benefit from a good, critical review. I...

01 January 2016 5,313 2 View

What is the "shelf-life" of the knowledge in your field?

For centuries now, our educational system at the university level has been based on the idea that in 4 or 5 years after high school, we could give students all the information they will need...

09 September 2015 9,966 3 View

How much do researchers read per year?

In an article ("Learned publishing: who still has time to read?") I published in early 2014, I lamented that fewer and fewer people have time to read the scientific literature. My observation...

08 August 2015 4,800 7 View

Is the bioavailability of organic xenobiotics in soils or sediments taken into account in environmental regulations in your country?

I am planning to write this Spring a critical review on where we stand relative to the bioavailability of organic xenobiotics in soils, and I am wondering whether information in this respect has...

01 January 2015 9,685 16 View

Does anyone know about this lost reference on soil classification?

I have been looking for a reference for a long time, and I am annoyed that I cannot find it again. Perhaps someone on this list could help me... About 30 years ago, I remember reading...

12 December 2014 1,551 10 View

Where did the research on self-directed learning disappear and why?

Part of my research concerns the study of self-directed learning (SDL). And in that context, I am very interested in trying to understand better how this field has evolved in the past, and where...

09 September 2014 4,919 44 View

Are there other exhibitions at the moment that make the public aware of the importance of soils, beside those being held in or near Paris (France)?

There are two exhibitions currently underway in France, one in the center of Paris, and another one near Paris, which have soil-related themes. The first one (see...

08 August 2014 7,088 6 View

Anyone interested in doing a follow-up study to see how soil science education is doing today?

In 2006, several of us published in Soil Science an article ("Whither goes soil science in the US and Canada?") in which we tried to find out how graduate soil science programs had evolved between...

08 August 2014 9,382 8 View