Liveblogging the conference on Engineering, Social Justice and Peace
What could a conference on engineering and social justice be talking about? Or is it an Orwellian title?Posted on April 5, 2008 5:24 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Sciencewomen
A scientist and an engineer being the change we want to see
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ScienceWoman is a first-year assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.
Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of engineering education at Purdue University. She blogs at the intersection of women's studies and engineering, a pretty empty space but with potential to grow. She wants to be a feminist-but-tenured professor when she grows up.
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- What will academia (need to) look like when gas is $20/gallon?
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- Isle Royale Travelogue Day 5: Rock Harbour to Raspberry Island and Scoville Point, and return
- Making sustainable architecture and design for those who need it
- Finding my research center
- Silence of the Bees
- Changing the conversation
- This girl needs a list!
- Isle Royale Travelogue Day 4: Rock Harbour to Lookout Louise, and return
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Polar bears and penguins
It is becoming an annual tradition to post my open letter to the Coca-Cola Corporation. Maybe one of these year's Coke will listen. Dear Coca-Cola Company, While I have been known to enjoy your products, and never those of your...Posted on December 18, 2007 7:26 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Let's get the politicians talking about science
Sheril Kirschenbaum and Chris Mooney at The Intersection are spearheading a push to get the candidates running for president to address issues of science and public policy. Their goal: Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America...Posted on December 11, 2007 9:33 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The IPCC/Gore Nobel
I am so pleased that the thousands of scientists who have contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are being recognized for the work with the Nobel Peace Prize. And Al Gore is not a bad guy either. Hearing...Posted on October 12, 2007 9:45 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
What does it mean to assess the credibility of science reporting? (And can we expect students to do so?)
I'm almost done grading a massive mound of papers by my freshman. There's the usual assortment of dismal writing, hilarious colloquialisms, and insight. It's been an exhausting task (minnow's teething hasn't helped), but also a useful one, because the papers...Posted on October 11, 2007 2:53 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
