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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: Globalizing science
There were some really good discussions of ally work in the gender in science session led by Zuska, Alice, and Abel and in the race in science session led by Danielle Lee and AcmeGirl. One of the issues that has...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:50 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Some quick thoughts in response to the session led by PropterDoc and Sciencewoman. In some sense, this is really just an extension of the problem of managing your public persona as you go through transitions in life. Maybe it's something...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:32 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Food
Abel Pharmboy set up a wine-tasting for this evening with a selection of wines from Wine Authorities for us to taste. Abel professes to be an "amateur" at wine-tasting, but I'm coming here from Northern California, so I have to...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:20 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Food
Counter Culture Coffee generously invited us to join us for their regular Friday morning cupping at their Durham, North Carolina headquarters. Here are the dimensions on which the coffees are evaluated in the cupping:...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:18 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conferences
Once again, I'm sitting in my favorite airport with free wifi, bound this time for Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, for ScienceOnline'09. The conference has grown to feature two days of official sessions, plus a third day of semi-official goings...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:08 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've talked about a number of these issues before, but since Abel and PalMD are having some conversations (here, here, here, here, here, and here) in preparation for their session at ScienceOnline09, and since I've experienced the blogosphere on both...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:38 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Science blog readers can help science bloggers figure out their responsibilities.
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:16 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
At the upcoming North Carolina Science Blogging Conference on January 19, 2008, I'll be leading a discussion on the ethics of science blogging (not about blogging about ethics in science). If you attend the conference (and if you're not sucked...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:50 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
During the discussion after my talk at the Science Blogging Conference, the question came up (and was reported here) of whether and when tenure and promotion committees at universities will come to view the blogging activities of their faculty members...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:02 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
While I'm readjusting to my own time zone (just in time for the start of spring semester -- whee!), I thought I'd share some pictures from the Science Blogging Conference. Here, for example, is intrepid conference organizer Bora Zivkovic. He...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:19 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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