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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Having a family and an academic career
Recent freezer finds
- Borscht
- Not-chicken broth (made into alphabet soup)
- Latkes
- Hash browns
- Many frozen bananas
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- Death is not an option: end of semester edition.
- Friday Sprog Blogging: can we dissolve an avocado?
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- Passion quilt: a meme for teachers.
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- Friday Sprog Blogging: experimental results (milk + lemon juice).
- 'Stop snitching' as part of the engineering student ethos.
- Relationships in lab groups.
- The love/hate relationship with academia.
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Chemistry
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Medicos
Slaving in the lab
- always listen to your pig-puppet
- Disgruntled Julie: A PhD in Progress
- A Natural Scientist
- What the hell is wrong with you?
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About
This is the blog where I muse on responsible conduct of scientific research, communication between scientists and non-scientists about the issues that matter to both camps, and teaching science and ethics. It may seem like most of the discussion is about irresponsible conduct, miscommunication, and teaching that doesn't get the job done. I criticize because I know we can do better.
My opinions about these issues are informed by my training as a philosopher of science, but even more by my training as a scientist. (I earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, but I've also worked in labs with biomedical emphases.) You know, the crucible of graduate school, yadda yadda. It goes without saying that the opinions I express here are not necessarily those of ScienceBlogs or of San Jose State University.
"Janet D. Stemwedel? Where's Dr. Free-Ride?!"
I'm Dr. Free-Ride. While I began blogging using a pseudonym, my identity has always been thinly-veiled at best. But you can keep calling me Dr. Free-Ride if you like.
The "Adventures in Ethics and Science" banner, and the character depicted in it, were created by P.D. Magnus. He owns the copyright on the graphic; I am using it with his kind permission.
