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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate 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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Category: Blogospheric science
Yo dawg! This is a soccer tournament weekend for the Free-Rides. (First game: 8:00 AM. Time of departure from Casa Free-Ride: 6:30 AM. Zombification complete!) At the moment, the younger offspring and I are chilling before the younger offspring's team's...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:11 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
You already know that we're working with DonorsChoose to raise some money for public school teachers who are trying to give their students the engaging educational experiences they deserve (and who, owing to dismal state and local budgets, need our...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:13 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
Unless we're willing to let today's school kids be casualties of the worst budgetary times in memory, we must do what we can to help teachers get the resources they need to get the job done.
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Category: Blogospheric science
GrrlScientist is in a contest to become Quark Expedition's official blogger from Antarctica. (So is DN Lee from Urban Science Adventures.) Grrl has been doing pretty well getting votes in this contest, despite the fact that her competition includes a...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:19 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
In case you're interested, Paw-talk, a website aimed at humans with pets, invited me over to chat about philosophy, ethics, science, and the use of animals in research. You can find that interview here. It's also worth noting that the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:08 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
You may recall a couple years ago when the Order of the Science Scouts of Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique started issuing badges. Now, the Science Scouts have a spiffy new webpage and many new badges ... and...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:29 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
"Hey, buddy! My eyes are up here!"...
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Category: Announcements
Remember those prizes 3 Quarks Daily is offering for the best science blogging of the past year? Well, the nominees are now up, including four of my posts:...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:03 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
This month, Sheril Kirshenbaum and Dr. Isis are spearheading a blogospheric initiative to call attention to a continuing epidemic of mass rapes in Liberia even six years after the end of its 14 year civil war, and to try to...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:48 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Announcements
Actually, the awards will include other sorts of blogging, too, but it's the awards for science blogging that have a fast-approaching nomination deadline....
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PZ Myers 11.19.2009
Tim Lambert 11.18.2009
James Hrynyshyn 11.20.2009
PZ Myers 11.14.2009
Ed Brayton 11.20.2009
