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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: 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):...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:03 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Doing science for the government
The full text of the memorandum is here. Let's look at some of the details....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:34 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:16 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
If education is a priority in our economic recovery, what will that involve?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:08 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:03 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:06 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:00 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:35 PM • 5 Comments •
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