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"Uncertain Principles" features the miscellaneous ramblings of a physicist at a small liberal arts college. Physics, politics, pop culture, and occasional conversations with his dog.

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Beauty's Just Another Word I'm Never Certain How to Spell

Category: Social-Science

Some thoughts on beauty and economics, because Eric Weinstein asked.

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Second-Hand Second-Rate Culture War Hackery

Category: Academia

Dave Munger on Twitter drew my attention to this blog post on college costs, and I really wish he hadn't. The post in question is really just a recap-with-links of an editorial by John Zmirak, blaming the high cost of...

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Furloughs and Shutdowns

Category: Academia

Janet is currently exploring the implications of the California university furloughs. If you haven't been paying attention, California is so grossly dysfunctional that the state government has had to order all employees-- including university faculty-- to take 9% of their...

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Let's Hear It for the Staff

Category: Academia

If you're in academia as a student or faculty member, take a few moments to appreciate the hard work done by the invisible support staff who keep the place running. They're every bit as important as the more visible faculty, so be nice to them.

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Dispatches from the Class War: Educational Consultant Edition

Category: Academia

The New York Times has a habit of publishing these loathsome little profile articles that either belie the paper's liberal reputation, or are a stealthy attempt to bring about the Red Revolution by stoking class hatred. These generally take the...

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Wanted: Non-Academic Scientists

Category: Non-Academic

If you have a science degree and a career off the academic science track, send me an email, send me an email, and let's see if we can help broaden the concept of science a little.

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Unscientific America on Jobs in Science

Category: Academia

The most unfortunate thing about the furor over Unscientific America is that the vast majority of the shouting concerns a relatively small portion of the actual argument of the book. Far too much attention is being spent on the question...

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Popularization Is Its Own Reward?

Category: Academia

One of the major problems contributing to the dire situation described in Unscientific America is that the incentives of academia don't align very well with the public interest. Academic scientists are rewarded-- with tenure, promotion, and salary increases-- for producing...

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Paul Volcker: More Science, Less Finance

Category: Academia

The main speaker at yesterday's Commencement was Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve Chairman (the guy before Alan Greenspan) and current chair of President Obama's economic advisory council. As you would expect from somebody of his background, the bulk of...

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All Courses Are Not Created Equal

Category: Academia

The Dean Dad is annoyed with the New York Times, for an article about how the recession is affecting the humanities. The whole piece is worth a read, but he singles out a quote from the former president of my...

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