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slacktivist: Oh, and Tony Perkins? He lies. A lot. For money. "Please don't clutch your pearls and get the vapors that such an impolite thing is stated so honestly. That Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council lies a lot in order to scare people into sending him money is not surprising, or…
Learning Curves: Verizon Wireless Reminds You to Silence Your Cell Phone During Class "I'm willing to put corporate logos on my PowerPoint slides if the Math Department gets to keep a decent share of the ad revenue. " (tags: academia education economics math silly) Pre-K students benefit when…
Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: Protecting aircraft from high-powered lasers Sadly, this does not involve giant laser cannons trying to shoot down planes. (tags: science physics lasers optics) Essay - What to Write Next - Picking a Genre for Your Next Novel - NYTimes.com "Thriller Nothing…
Survival Blog for Scientists û Blog Archive û Giving your new results away too soon "[W]here do you announce your results first: in the title? In the abstract? In the introduction? Or, in the results paragraph?" All three of those, plus the Conclusion. (tags: academia writing science journals…