(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: Nicole Leuke, Science Teacher
PNAS: Australian Equipment Maker
(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: Australian Equipment Maker
PNAS: Hazel Phillips, UK Government
(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: Hazel Phillips, UK Government
Infinite Jest: Who’s Telling This Story?
There are a lot of things about Infinite Jest that are easier to understand than most people seem to believe. I’ve never had a problem seeing a plot in it, for example, though a bunch of people don’t see it. One thing that I’ve never been entirely sure of, though, is just who is narrating… Continue reading Infinite Jest: Who’s Telling This Story?
links for 2009-07-21
NASA – LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites "NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules’ locations evident. The Lunar Reconnaissance… Continue reading links for 2009-07-21
Man Walks on F*&%ing Moon
The Internet has been all abuzz today over the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. Tor has the best one-stop collection of reminiscences, but there are plenty of others. They’re roughly equally split between “Wasn’t that the coolest thing ever?” and “Isn’t it a shame we stopped going. I was a bit over -2 when… Continue reading Man Walks on F*&%ing Moon
PNAS: Richard Edgar, Chandra X-Ray Center
(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: Richard Edgar, Chandra X-Ray Center
PNAS: Patricia Crotwell, Sanford Genetics Lab
(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: Patricia Crotwell, Sanford Genetics Lab
PNAS: Bruce Fowler, Army Laboratory
(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: Bruce Fowler, Army Laboratory
The Project for Non-Academic Science
Last week’s call for non-academic scientists produced a much larger response than I was expecting– more than 30 people volunteered. Thanks to all who volunteered, and if you’re interested, please feel free to contact me– it’s not too late to get involved. As I said in that post, I plan to post a series of… Continue reading The Project for Non-Academic Science