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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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Carnival barking:

A few announcements.

The Society of Women Engineers is hosting an event on June 3rd that may be of interest to girls (or their parents) in the Twin Cities area: On June 3rd, hundreds of girls in St. Paul, Minnesota will attend...

Two blog carnivals and a frog.

The inaugural edition of Scientiae, the new women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics blog carnival, has been posted at Rants of a Feminist Engineer. Skookumchick has assembled an impressive array of posts dealing with joys as well as frustrations...

New blog carnival on women in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Carnivals to feed your brain.

I want to blog, but I'm trying to catch up with grading and grant-writing and such in the aftermath of the PSA. I won't offer a detailed list of excuses like some bloggers I could name. (However, I will say...

Hop on the red carpet, but don't believe the hype.

Interverbal has turned the 41st meeting of the Skeptics' Circle into Awards Night. (Is it too early in the day for black tie?)...

They would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!

Zoinks! There's a new Skeptics' Circle up at Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant, and given the Scooby-Doo theme, there might just be a Scooby-snack in it for you as well as the excellent round-up of skeptical posts. (Fred is still a...

Free Skeptics' Circle! (A bargain at twice the price.)

The 36th Skeptics' Circle, now posted at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles, begins with these gripping questions: To readers who distrust science, knowledge found through experimentation, and the secular truths of reason in favor of simply believing - I...

Tangled Bank #54 at Science and Politics

The latest edition of Tangled Bank, the carnival of the blogosphere's best science writing, is now up at Science and Politics. And, Coturnix makes an announcement that readers of Science and Politics, Circadiana, and The Magic School Bus won't want...

Teaching Carnival call for submissions.

Next Friday (May 12), I will be hosting Teaching Carnival #9, right here. The Teaching Carnival encompasses the many aspects of teaching, learning, and figuring out why it all matters, in the realm of higher education. I especially encourage submissions...

33rd Skeptics' Circle

Would Coturnix really present the latest Skeptics' Circle as a research report -- with a title with a colon in it? You'll have to pop over to Science and Politics to find out....

A new Carnival of Education is open for business.

Carnival of Education #62 is now up at The Magic School Bus. Go check it out. You might learn something....

Skeptics' Circle at Terra Sigillata

Has it been two weeks already? The 31st Skeptics' Circle is now available at Terra Sigillata. Not only has its host, Abel PharmBoy, put together a delightful selection of the blogosphere's best skeptical writing, but he's given it the feel...

Tangled Bank #50

Tangled Bank #50 is now up at The Island of Doubt. James Hrynyshyn (the lighthouse keeper of the aforementioned Island) has put together a smorgasbord of tasty science essays from the blogosphere's many ports of call. Paddle over and...

Believe it or not, the Skeptic's Circle is available!

Now available, the 30th Skeptic's Circle, hosted at Paige's Page. I believe I'd enjoy settling in and reading all the fine skeptical posts it features, but ... ...still grading!...

Tangled Bank at Living the Scientific Life

Tangled Bank #49 is now up at Living the Scientific Life. GrrlScientist has lined up an impressive array of science writings from the blogosphere. Go and partake of them! (Me, I'm grading papers ...)...

Rock out to the new Tangled Bank

Tangled Bank #48 is up at Aetiology. Tara gives the science iPod a shuffle and comes up with 13 tracks of grunge-y scientific goodness. It's got a good beat and is easy to dance (or wear flannel) to!...

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