search terms
jstemwedel | June 17, 2010From time to time I have a look at the search strings that have brought readers to this blog. Looking at some of the recent queries, I can't help but wonder what kind of blog this would be if these described my main focus:
sarcastic jokes i do not get it is it a gender thing
percentage of academic job applicants are women
SJSU layoffs
is it bad to email your professor alot
I hate academia
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describe the harpy eagle symbiosis
objectifying women for a good cause
Why are some communities more desirous of control more than other…
jstemwedel | March 18, 2010Our online world is searchable, but it seems likely than not all of our searches are destined to be fruitful.
Here are some searches that have recently brought people to this blog:
what temperature does mucus melt at
Do I smell a science fair project? (Or am I too stuffed up?)
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tenure neuroscience dossier online
I am hopeful that the searcher in this case was looking for an exemplar. It would, of course, be a horrible idea to "find" one's tenure dossier online in the same way that some students seem to "find" research papers online.
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passenger breast feeds a monkey
I…
jstemwedel | January 26, 2010While I meet my students and try to mitigate freak-outs about enrollments, I offer for your consideration some of the search strings that brought people to this blog during the month of January:
sloth jokes
3 toed sloth cocktails
pandemic flu rationing
shark on beach eating seals
the cheating is the bad way
people that don't approve of the evolution
all academic social implications of beleiving in Santa Claus
actual size of the solstice
difference between chemistry physics
how to get a whiteboar
i can't believe I finished my dissertation
marriage name change philosophy
honorific for my…