Pimp My Novel: Genre-Specific Sales, Part 1 of 8: Fantasy “The good news, however is this: fantasy is actually doing all right, and in many instances, sales of fantasy books are up over last year’s sales. Without quoting you exact BookScan numbers, I can tell you that fantasy book sales are up at my house… Continue reading Links for 2009-08-12
Month: August 2009
Majors Are a Choice, Not an Obligation
ZapperZ links to an interview with David Saltzberg about careers for students with an undergraduate degree in physics. As is often the case, ZapperZ proclaims himself “disappointed” with things that I think are about right. In particular, he writes: [W]hen asked on why one should major in physics, is the best that can be answered… Continue reading Majors Are a Choice, Not an Obligation
The Blighted Hellscape of Socialized Medicine
Tobias Buckell had some heart issues a while back, and the stress of Worldcon aggravated things a bit: By Sunday morning, I was feeling completely sapped, and not getting enough sleep. I tried to nap before the pre-Hugo ceremony, but felt like I’d hit a brick wall by the time I’d walked over. I had… Continue reading The Blighted Hellscape of Socialized Medicine
Worldcon Wrap-Up
We are back in Niskayuna now, where SteelyKid is using her new powers of bipedal locomotion to help me burn off some of the excess calories from the weekend in Montreal. She’s only been walking for a couple of weeks, but she can really move. I’m pretty fried, even after napping for two hours earlier… Continue reading Worldcon Wrap-Up
PNAS: Julie Myers-Irvin, Scientist Administrator
(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: Julie Myers-Irvin, Scientist Administrator
PNAS: Ethan Allen, Education Program Manager
(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: Ethan Allen, Education Program Manager
PNAS: Joel Boyce, High School Teacher
(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: Joel Boyce, High School Teacher
PNAS: James Annan, Climate Change Researcher
(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: James Annan, Climate Change Researcher
Hooray for Tom Doherty
Tor Books founder and publisher Tom Doherty is one of the several Guests of Honor Who Aren’t Neil Gaiman at this year’s worldcon, and as such there was a panel titled “Locus interviews Tom Doherty.” Which might better have been titled “Tom Doherty Tells Cool Stories About His Career in Publishing, with Occasional Prompting from… Continue reading Hooray for Tom Doherty
Worldcon Miscellany
The “Philosophy of Science” panel I moderated was surprisingly well-attended, and got some decent discussion going. Kate took notes, at least for a while, and I’ll post a link if she writes it up on LiveJournal. The “Knights who Say Fuck” panel was in a very remote room that was much too small to contain… Continue reading Worldcon Miscellany