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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
It's Friday, I'm still working on stuff that I was supposed to be done with by now, and the temperatures in the vicinity of Casa Free-Ride have climbed into the uncomfortable range that is more compatible with having a cold...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:36 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
Here are some of the thoughts and questions that stayed with me from this session. (Here are my tweets from the session and the session's wiki page.) This was sort of an odd session for me -- not so much...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:35 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
Session description: What is a sellable idea? How do you develop one? Is your idea enough for a book, is there more you can do to develop it, or should it just be a magazine article or series of blog...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:57 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Blogospheric science
Session description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies and TV shows are produced and marketed. Blogs will call out ridiculous scientific errors found in stories and the critique can go viral very...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:05 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Movie review
While the sprogs were hanging out at the aquarium with the Grandparents Who Lurk But Seldom Comment, my better half and I went to see a 3-D IMAX screening of Avatar. My big concerns going in were that all the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:55 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Passing thoughts
... once my fingertips holler "Uncle!" and tell me to take a break from my new ukulele.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:24 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
To the young people wandering around Casa Free-Ride singing Christmas songs (not just the refrains but all of the verses):
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:40 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Current events
Possibly related to the last post. The lyrics are original. (For this, you need to imagine the younger Free-Ride offspring humming in the background as the elder sings.) O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, We're sorry that we killed ya....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:17 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Critters
Whereas the commenters on this blog have on numerous occasions proven themselves to be whip-smart and very funny, and whereas this humble blog comes up near the top of Google searches for "three toed sloth sex jokes", I propose that...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:22 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Kids and science
The Free-Ride family got its copy of the new CD/DVD set Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants this week. The sprogs, who have been listening and watching, offer something kind of like a review....
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:26 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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