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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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Paid sick leave and ethics.

Category: Academia

Being an able-bodied member of the workforce is not a permanent position. What are your duties if you're collecting sick-pay?

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Am I asking too little of the First Amendment?

Category: Academia

From what exactly is the First Amendment supposed to protect me when I include a piece of my writing in a dossier on the basis of which my job performance is to be evaluated?

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In search of accepted practices: the final report on the investigation of Michael Mann (part 3).

Category: Academic integrity

When the evidence available to you is limited, it's probably better to draw the weak conclusion is supports rather than an overly strong one.

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In search of accepted practices: the final report on the investigation of Michael Mann (part 2).

Category: Academic integrity

When you're investigating charges that a scientist has seriously deviated from accepted practices for proposing, conducting, or reporting research, how do you establish what the accepted practices are? In the wake of ClimateGate, this was the task facing the Investigatory...

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In search of accepted practices: the final report on the investigation of Michael Mann (part 1).

Category: Academic integrity

The ethics investigation of Michael Mann turns on what counts as accepted practices for proposing, conducting, and reporting research. How does a committee establish what those accepted practices are?

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Shrinking budgets + skyrocketing subscription fees = UC boycott of NPG.

Category: Academia

But will those calling for the boycott protect faculty who join it from impact factor fallout?

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John Tierney thinks he's being daring.

Category: Women and science

The title of John Tierney's recent column in the New York Times, "Daring to Discuss Women's Potential in Science", suggests that Tierney thinks there's something dangerous about even raising the subject: The House of Representatives has passed what I like...

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From the annals of plagiarism: with friends like these ...

Category: Academia

If you're not trustworthy, why assume that your study-buddy is?

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Earth Day 2010: change I can believe in.

Category: Current events

First, let me refer you to Sharon Astyk's excellent post on what has become of Earth Day. If I had the time or energy to pay much attention to Earth Day as a particular day of observance, I think I'd...

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Pseudonymity and undisclosed conflicts of interest: online book review edition.

Category: Academia

I'll confess that I am not one who spends much time reading the reviews of books posted on the websites of online booksellers. By the time I'm within a click of those reviews, I pretty much know what I want....

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