Friday Sprog Blogging: climate change and ecosystems.
Category: Critters
What does a back yard bunny have to do with a yellow-bellied marmot?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:25 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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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: Critters
What does a back yard bunny have to do with a yellow-bellied marmot?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:25 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:57 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:00 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:55 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Book review
Last week, I noted that the Free-Ride offspring are off kicking it with The Grandparents Who Lurk But Seldom Comment, and that, to ensure that you would not have to endure a Friday without a Sprog Blog, I gave each...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:49 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:13 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
Dr. Free-Ride: So, you went on a field trip today to a lagoon. Younger offspring: Yeah, I went to [Name redacted] Creek and [Name redacted] Lagoon. Dr. Free-Ride: You know, I'm going to redact the names to protect your privacy....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:44 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Environment
Which has a larger carbon footprint: An office that uses a photocopier or an office that uses carbon paper?...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:05 PM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Discuss the question of what counts (or should count) as accepted scientific practices without the annoying background noise of climate change denial.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:37 PM • 38 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Penn State's inquiry committee reports on allegations against Michael Mann, laying the ground for an investigation that may have broad implications for the practice of science in academia.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:53 PM • 42 Comments • 0 TrackBacks