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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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Responding to crises versus preventing them: what else can we do for the public schools?

Category: Governing

In which I repeat what I said two years ago, because it seems even more relevant now (when state budgets have throttled school budgets and the current U.S. President has identified education as a national priority):...

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President Obama's memo on scientific integrity.

Category: Doing science for the government

The full text of the memorandum is here. Let's look at some of the details....

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What not to do to a public university in the face of a budget shortfall.

Category: Academia

You knew the California budget shortfall was going to have an impact on higher education in the state. But maybe you didn't know that the pain will not be distributed evenly. Last weekend, John Engell, a colleague of mine from...

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President Obama on education.

Category: Academia

If education is a priority in our economic recovery, what will that involve?

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A science debate, not a science exam.

I was reading John Timmer's post on Ars Technica about the call for a presidential debate on science and technology and found myself surprised at how many of the commenters on the post think such a debate would be a...

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In defense of 'flip-floppers': attention to reality matters.

In response to one of my science-related questions for the presidential candidates, Drugmonkey points out that the question might not work the way I want it to because of the chasm between science and politics: "8. If sound scientific research...

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Questions for the presidential candidates: where do you stand on science?

Science matters. It's hard to make good decisions in today's world that aren't somehow informed by sound science -- especially if you're the head of state of a country like the USA. This means that it's important to know...

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Murtha, ethics, and "real issues".

Category: Governing

Apparently John Murtha lost his bid to be the new Majority Leader in the House of Representatives to Rep. Steny Hoyer. In the run up to this decision, Murtha was reported as saying the House ethics reforms being proposed by...

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