Monthly Archives: November 2012

The looming spectre of differential tuition

Someone can do the relatively simple accounting and see that the humanities–”majors without an immediate job payoff”–are already subsidizing those which have a “job payoff.” In fact, this was already done at few institutions, including UCLA. But this is a … Continue reading

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More Scientists-Statesmen?

Only a handful of physicists have reached the halls of Congress. Bill Foster, a particle physicist and businessman just elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives from Illinois’s newly drawn 11th district, wants this situation to change. The … Continue reading

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Science is “being harmed,” but all I can muster is a bit of schadenfreude…

A somewhat alarmist outcry went up Monday on HuffPost regarding the state of scientific publishing, and it’s dripping with cynicism. Here’s a snippet that I think is representative of the author’s perspective; he seeks to draw an analogy between the … Continue reading

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America’s secret fracking war – Salon.com

There’s a war going on that you know nothing about between a coalition of great powers and a small insurgent movement.  It’s a secret war being waged in the shadows while you go about your everyday life. In the end, … Continue reading

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Climate Change & the Research Scientist

Does this make an argument for moving elite research centers–for which the Federal government & corporations pay out an enormous amount of money over many years–to areas that will be less physically hit by global warming… in like, I don’t know, North … Continue reading

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the future locus of knowledge production

Nota bene: Age 25 and Over (2011)[2] Education Percentage in the US High school graduate 87.58% Some college 56.86% Associate’s and/or Bachelor’s degree 39.89% Bachelor’s degree 30.44% Master’s degree 7.95% Doctorate or professional degree 3.00% -what conclusion can we draw … Continue reading

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Hacking Your Education, part 2

Second part of a talk given to UNT”s Seven Circles, the Interdisciplinary Student Association. Watch part one here.

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Hacking Your Education, Part 1

First part of a talk given to UNT”s Seven Circles, the Interdisciplinary Student Association. Watch part two here.

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X PRIZE Foundation and Shell Convene “Visioneers” to Explore Innovation to Help Address China’s Energy Challenge | X PRIZE Foundation

Compare the ‘visioneers’ to Fuller’s ‘moral entrepreneur‘. Open and incentivized innovation can help leverage existing research and development dollars by hosting a prize competition with a clear goal and allowing teams to compete to achieve that goal while securing their … Continue reading

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Dave O’Brien: Don’t measure impact of arts in narrow economic ways

@DrDaveOBrien cautions against measuring the success of an arts and culture infusion in terms of simple metrics (money and jobs). Instead, we need a more complete, narrative approach: The catalytic effect of a story of a changed place can act … Continue reading

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Monopoly Is Theft | Harper’s Magazine

Apparently, the game originated as a way to teach philosophy: Monopoly Is Theft | Harper’s Magazine.

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On Live Tweeting Your Own Lecture – The Long Road

Autotweeting a lecture and getting folks actively involved through social media… Anyone who actually uses twitter recognizes that its power comes not from what one pushes out, but from what one receives. This is felt most palpably when one invites … Continue reading

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