Should Undergraduate Research Be Required?
Category: Science
This is the Internet, and we have the ability to settle this question with SCIENCE!!! Or, well, pseudo-(social)-science.
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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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Category: Science
This is the Internet, and we have the ability to settle this question with SCIENCE!!! Or, well, pseudo-(social)-science.
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Category: Education
Firday's quick and sarcastic post came about because I thought the Dean Dad and his commenters had some interesting points in regard to high school math requirements, but we were spending the afternoon driving to Whitney Point so I could...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 9:49 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Academia
The following is the (approximate) text of the speech I gave Friday night at the Whitney Point High School graduation. Or, at least, this is what I typed out for myself Thursday night-- what actually comes out of my mouth...
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Category: Education
The Dean Dad slaps his forehead and asks a question: We have anecdotal evidence that suggests that students who actually take math for all four years of high school do better in math here than those who don't. We also...
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Category: Academia
The number of actual geniuses who wash out of academic science is very, very small. The number of people who think they are geniuses who wash out of academic science is much, much higher.
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Category: Publicity
There's an interview with me, plus bonus comments from Emmy, over at Paw Talk: Words of advice for fellow pet owners? If you're looking to get a dog, I'd recommend visiting your local animal shelter, as you can find lots...
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Category: Music
How much did you learn about music in school?
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Category: Academia
Those French exam questions don't really tell us anything, without also knowing what constitutes an acceptable answer.
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Category: Academia
A major study of charter schools reports demographic data that don't seem to make much sense. What's up with that?
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Category: Technology
There have been a half-dozen stories in the past few weeks that looked interesting, but didn't even make it into the Links Dump for the day. Why not? Because the stories or studies were only available as PDF files. I...
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