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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: Book review
Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science: An Astronomer among the American Romantics by Renée Bergland Boston: Beacon Press 2008 What is it like to be a woman scientist? In a society where being a woman is somehow a...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:58 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: History of science
Why would a Luddite celebrate the world's first computer programmer?
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It turns out that the session on electronic scholarship I mentioned didn't really get into the defining characteristics of electronic scholarship, nor how it might differ from "digital media". (Part of this had to do with trying to fit spiels...
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Spinning hypotheses about why female science geniuses of yore might be more likely to be mothers than contemporary women scientists.
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Following up on the earlier discussion here and at Chad's about the "fundamental difference" between chemistry and physics, I wanted to have a look at a historical moment that might provide some insight into the mood along the border between...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
... Page 3.14 shares the transcript. Go read what we said when Ben Cohen and I shot the cyberbreeze about Karl Popper and the allure he holds for scientists. I can't promise it will leave you ROTFLYAO, but it might...
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Category: History of science
The New York Times has taken notice of the history and philosophy of chemistry in a small piece about a new book, The Periodic Table: Its Story and Significance by Eric R. Scerri. In particular, the Times piece notes the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:09 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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