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Rayleigh's rejected paper!
Here is an interesting footnote from Thomas S Kuhn’s The structure of scientific revolutions: For the role of reputation, consider the following: Lord Rayleigh, at a time when his reputation was… more »
Entertaining Research
Glancing Back at Year One
cheryl wrote 6 days ago: It’s time I posted something, seeing as Sunny’s put up three of her own already while I … more »
Surviving Year One
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sunny wrote 1 week ago: As compared to the average university student, I think I had my first year bad as I couldn’t a … more »
“The Disadvantages of an Elite Education”
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Dance wrote 1 week ago: William Deresiewicz’s claim that elite education stunts your empathy, risk-taking, question-as … more »
NCSS Lecture
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Edward Carson wrote 1 week ago: I spent a large part of the day reading and writing a paper for the National Conference of Social S … more »
Fun of research
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sidney wrote 1 week ago: Where is the fun of research? It’s everywhere. It’s like figuring out a puzzle, piecing … more »
Graduation equipment
Marie wrote 2 weeks ago: Oh I forgot! Football topic blinded everything lol I bought wonderful dress for graduation! And supe … more »
AP European History Read at Colorado State University
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Edward Carson wrote 2 weeks ago: It has been an excellent 11 days at Colorado State University in Fort Collins - - site of the 2008 E … more »
Rayleigh's rejected paper!
Guru wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is an interesting footnote from Thomas S Kuhn’s The structure of scientific revolutions: … more »
'Glass ceiling' traps academics
Maddytup wrote 3 weeks ago: Women academics are being discriminated against in terms of money and promotion, lecturers claim … more »
On footnotes in academic tracts
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Guru wrote 3 weeks ago: The ever entertainingly informative Mary-Claire vanLeunen has, among other things, the following to … more »
determination
sidney wrote 3 weeks ago: This is my first summer in the Ph.D. studies in musicology. One long research paper, three subjects … more »
Freeedom!!!!
Marie wrote 3 weeks ago: Hard to believe yet, but I’m free =) I’m off to adult life. No more university, no more … more »
Sound Bites from a Conference
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Dance wrote 3 weeks ago: “post-dissertation stress disorder” “post-partum tenure depression” … more »
Yay for academic geeks!
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Raul wrote 3 weeks ago: The world of blogging has given me a gazillion benefits. I have gotten more swag that I can ever use … more »
Advice for young academics: web presence and CV preparation
Guru wrote 3 weeks ago: Eszeter at Crooked Timber gives some pointers on both. Here is the one on the need for web presence … more »
Funding shortages, university presidents resigning, what else is coming?
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Raul wrote 3 weeks ago: For those of us wanting to remain in academia in Canada, these are REALLY BAD NEWS. Apparently (or s … more »
News
Marie wrote 3 weeks ago: 3 Days..some news. 1. I went to see the defending of final papers yesterday. Got some good impressio … more »
Homecoming…
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farrukh09 wrote 1 month ago: Semester 2 has ended and so the troops are finally returning back after fighting at the fronts for n … more »
Yay
Marie wrote 1 month ago: Some products have my name written on them! Literally =) And not only literally. There’s nothi … more »
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