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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: Passing thoughts
The younger Free-Ride offspring's soccer team has been playing in a regional tournament this weekend, and we're girding our loins and guarding our shins to go out and play a second day of tournament games. I'm happy that they're playing...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:22 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
Let's say you're a college student. You have a class meeting today at which a short essay (about 400 words) is due. The essay counts for about 5% of your grade for the course. At that class meeting, your instructor...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:37 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
Just what kind of science economics is presumed to be?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:43 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Chalk dust thigh: Indeed, this was the state of my pants after I walked partway across campus from my classroom to my office, so the level of chalk dust had decreased from its maximum level when I snapped this picture....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:31 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Passing thoughts
It's been a long day, between teaching and attending to committee work, giving a colloquium talk, dealing with an emergency drill, and coming home to make a later-than-planned dinner for the kids (since my better half had to help a...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:40 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
Because, as it happens, I tend to notice patterns in student papers, then end up musing on them rather than, you know, buckling down and just working through the stack of papers that needs grading. In my philosophy of science...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:35 PM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Passing thoughts
Remember how I mentioned that we had some soccer tournaments this weekend? Well, it looks like we're going to need a bigger shelf....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:24 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
Yo dawg! This is a soccer tournament weekend for the Free-Rides. (First game: 8:00 AM. Time of departure from Casa Free-Ride: 6:30 AM. Zombification complete!) At the moment, the younger offspring and I are chilling before the younger offspring's team's...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:11 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Passing thoughts
Some of those questions bring people to this blog.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:10 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Passing thoughts
Is it too soon to dip into that bowl of "fun-size" candy bars while we wait for it to get dark?...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:12 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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