Linkfest:
They're both by men, but sometimes it happens that way. Mark Chu-Carroll ridicules Vox Day's ridiculous claim that women are too dumb to do long division, let alone program computers. While Day's claim was silly from the get-go, Mark's take-down...
Posted on March 13, 2008 7:09 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Creek Running North » Am Spayed Lapin noir. (tags: rabbit) Hope for Pandora: An Election Spoiler The natural progression of primary season. (*Something* is rotten ...) (tags: art science politics)...
Posted on February 12, 2008 7:25 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Questionable Authority : Blogging About Peer-Reviewed Research at the Discovery Institute. Who knew Casey Luskin would swipe an icon an represent himself as living up to a standard he was clearly dodging? (Anyone who's been paying attention, of...
Posted on February 5, 2008 7:29 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Christina's LIS Rant: Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose What's at stake in deciding whether to blog under a pseudonym or under your real name? (tags: blogosphere) Hope for Pandora: Double Dipping What's worse than mouth...
Posted on February 3, 2008 7:29 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Good Math, Bad Math : Idiot Math Professors, Fractions, and the Fun of Math What good is it to master the mechanics of arithmetic if you don't understand it? (tags: education math)...
Posted on February 2, 2008 7:28 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Laelaps : I don't quite get the same impression... The science blogosphere may not be so "bloggy" as other quarters (at least, given one stereotype of blogginess). (tags: blogosphere) The Voltage Gate : Defining Bloggers by Medium Maybe not...
Posted on January 30, 2008 7:26 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Republic of T. » Blog-Related Stress Disorder An interesting discussion about how what we think we need to do for our readers or our connection to the blogosphere can create stress for us and impinge on our non-virtual...
Posted on January 12, 2008 7:26 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Creek Running North » If there is hope, it dies with the trolls Excellent discussion about responsibilities within comment threads -- potentially useful for my Science Blogging Conference session. (tags: blogosphere communication) The Missing Link Monthly history of science...
Posted on January 10, 2008 7:31 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
see jane in the academy: one by one. An interesting addition to the tenure dossier: a public talk on one's research. (tags: academia tenure) Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: "As a profession, is philosophy in a better or worse...
Posted on January 9, 2008 7:27 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Matt Thurling on the concept of science.TV « Pimm - Partial immortalization "Science" seems to mean very things to scientists and non-scientists, which complicates the project of communicating about science. (tags: science-communication) Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory...
Posted on January 8, 2008 7:28 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
As a quick follow-up to yesterday's post about the suit filed against UCSF, I thought I'd point out some resources relevant to the federal regulations (in the U.S.) governing the use of animals in scientific research. These are the regulations...
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Posted on August 1, 2007 12:46 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I want to share some of the items I've been reading elsewhere. Some of them strike me as having a very "summertime" feel to them, while others are just about the non-seasonal issues that are part of life....
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Posted on June 26, 2007 1:11 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Posts worth reading on other blogs, some of which may break your heart.
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Posted on June 12, 2007 5:46 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Society of Women Engineers is hosting an event on June 3rd that may be of interest to girls (or their parents) in the Twin Cities area: On June 3rd, hundreds of girls in St. Paul, Minnesota will attend...
Posted on May 31, 2007 11:37 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
... especially if you've just lost an hour to an unseasonably early Daylight Savings (can I blame the groundhog for this?), here are some attractive time sinks:...
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Posted on March 12, 2007 7:02 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Yes, Valentine's Day is in the top three Hallmark holidays of the year. No, it is not a holiday actually created by Hallmark, despite what half a dozen people have independently asserted to me in the last 48 hours. I...
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Posted on February 14, 2007 7:21 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant 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.
