Hopkins Is Boeheim’s Designated Successor at Syracuse – New York Times Bernie Fine: Don’t hold your breath, Mike… (tags: basketball) yoco :: College Basketball || (a sports weblog) analysis and commentary on college basketball and the ncaa tournament Georgie suspends three players for missing classes. Would they do this to the football team? (tags: basketball… Continue reading links for 2007-10-18
Month: October 2007
James Watson and “Uncle Al”
Separated at birth? James Watson, a Nobel Prize winner for his part in the unravelling of DNA who now runs one of America’s leading scientific research institutions, drew widespread condemnation for comments he made ahead of his arrival in Britain today for a speaking tour at venues including the Science Museum in London. The 79-year-old… Continue reading James Watson and “Uncle Al”
My Least Favorite Part of Academic Research
My least favorite part of academic research has to be waiting for vendors who aren’t actually going to call me back. Even when it’s a company I’ve done a lot of business with, “a lot of business” by my standards is peanuts to them, so I’m way, way down the priority queue when it comes… Continue reading My Least Favorite Part of Academic Research
Richard Dawkins Is a Big Mean Doodyhead
That’s exactly the sort of thing you won’t have to read if I meet my Challenge goal by Friday. Or even get $1000 or 100 new donors by Friday, in which case I’ll have to do a respectful review of his book. Thus far, we’ve only picked up $120 in new donations, so it’s not… Continue reading Richard Dawkins Is a Big Mean Doodyhead
Secrets of Committee Work
Over at Unqualified Offerings, Thoreau has encountered the dark side of academic life: I was assigned to the curriculum committee, so I went to the meeting today. (I don’t go to committee meetings for my health.) I learned that one of the tasks before us was demonstrating that we have assessments to show that introductory… Continue reading Secrets of Committee Work
Give ‘Till It Hurts
In comments to my previous fundraising incentive offer, tceisele asks a good question: Just out of curiosity: if you will read “The God Delusion” for $1000 [in donations], how much will it cost just to get you to stab yourself with a fork? (based on my statement that I’d rather stab myself with a fork… Continue reading Give ‘Till It Hurts
links for 2007-10-17
Crooked Timber » » Political science and economics High-level discussion of the economics Nobel (tags: Nobel economics politics academia) Mixing Memory : Women in Math, Science, and Engineering: Is It About the Numbers (And Not the Ones You Might Think)? Notes on the science of “social identity threat.” (tags: psychology science gender academia) Likelihood of… Continue reading links for 2007-10-17
Gingerbread Haka
Via a mailing list, the Gingerbread Haka: If you don’t get the joke, there’s a video of the original below the fold, with bonus shirtless ruggers:
DonorsChoose: Better Viewing for Students
Continuing the theme of highlighting the occasional particularly worthy proposal, have a look at “Better Viewing for Students”, which pretty much encapsulates everything you need to know about the reasons for the fundraising drive. The proposal is asking for money to buy an overhead projector for classroom use– not a computer projector, an old-school overhead.… Continue reading DonorsChoose: Better Viewing for Students
Dorky Poll: Science Power!
OK, the monkey business may have been a little too abstract for a good audience participation entry. So let’s fall back on a classic: What science-related superpower would you most like to have? Because this is a Dorky Poll, “science-related superpower” here means a supernatural ability that is useful for doing science. Because battling crime… Continue reading Dorky Poll: Science Power!