The Project for Non-Academic Science posts have been very well received, and I continue to get a steady trickle of new volunteers. I’m going to slow the rate of posting these a little bit, as the recent posting rate has been a little ridiculous, but I’ll keep posting them as long as people keep answering… Continue reading PNAS Update and Index
Month: July 2009
PNAS: Tim Johnson, Software Engineer
(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This… Continue reading PNAS: Tim Johnson, Software Engineer
PNAS: Evie Marom, Aerospace Engineer
(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This… Continue reading PNAS: Evie Marom, Aerospace Engineer
Half-Assed General Education Course Idea, continued
Timothy Burke notes a controversy about an NEH program that some philosophers feel tramples their discipline. In talking about a hypothetical program that would do the same for his field of history, Burke suggests something that caught my eye: f the NEH set up a course development grant called “Time and the Past” aimed at… Continue reading Half-Assed General Education Course Idea, continued
Links for 2009-7-27
KR Blog » The Wilderness of Memory “[Chabon asks] a valid question, but I can’t escape the feeling that it reflects a particularly American idealization of childhood. Growing up slowly is a privilege of wealth, and few children throughout human history have enjoyed a childhood without the privations of hunger, war, or grinding poverty. “… Continue reading Links for 2009-7-27
Links Dump Backlog: 7/25/09
The del.icio.us automatic blog posting that usually produces the daily links dump posts here has been broken during the recent ScienceBlogs upgrade. The links dump posts from last Thursday on didn’t happen, but we’ve kludged up a way to get that material back. These are the links that should’ve posted on Saturday the 25th: Friday… Continue reading Links Dump Backlog: 7/25/09
Links Dump Backlog: 7/24/09
The del.icio.us automatic blog posting that usually produces the daily links dump posts here has been broken during the recent ScienceBlogs upgrade. The links dump posts from last Thursday on didn’t happen, but we’ve kludged up a way to get that material back. These are the links that should’ve posted on Friday the 24th: Scientists… Continue reading Links Dump Backlog: 7/24/09
Links Dump Backlog: 7/23/09
The del.icio.us automatic blog posting that usually produces the daily links dump posts here has been broken during the recent ScienceBlogs upgrade. The links dump posts from last Thursday on didn’t happen, but we’ve kludged up a way to get that material back. These are the links that should’ve posted on Thursday the 23rd: Pimp… Continue reading Links Dump Backlog: 7/23/09
Bonus High-Altitude Baby Blogging
Kind of a lazy, sleepy day around Chateau Steelypips, hence the lack of blogging, but we did find time to try out a new baby diversion: This is going to be an outside-only game henceforth, given the low height of the door frames in this house, but it was a hit while it lasted.
Philosophy of Science (Fiction)
As previously noted, I will be on programming at the upcoming Worldcon in Montreal, including moderating a panel at 10am Saturday with the following title and description: The Philosophy of Science To what extent does SF explore the meaning of science for scientists and create the ideas that our culture has of science? Panelists: Greer… Continue reading Philosophy of Science (Fiction)