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Well, Chad's back, and I guess that means that this guest-blogging stint has come to an end (free! I'm free!). I want to thank Chad again for the opportunity to play in his sandbox for a few weeks. I didn't get the chance to write every post I had planned. Real life -- or at least the closest…
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In this post, ZapperZ makes a very Feynman-like distinction between "teaching physics" and "teaching about physics". This is a…
Earlier this summer, a famous cheesesteak purveyor here in Philadelphia put up a sign in his establishment that read "This is America: When Ordering, Speak English", thus touching off a controversy that raged for weeks. Owner Joey Vento was eventually served with a complaint claiming he was in…
PP brings up the infamous Katz letter, and Chad furthers the discussion.
It is topical, although the source is quite dated. Check out the discussion at Chad's place, I am too jaded to pontificate right now.
PS: Is anyone really offering $35k for postdocs still?
"if you really want to change scientific or academic culture, you need to change the minds of the people making up those cultures." No, you just have to change their incentives.
No, you just have to change their incentives.
not sure if the rational actor assumption works for scientists. i mean, they are in science, right?