Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

But what about the kids!?!

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Phil Kadath

University of Oregon professor says college shold be priced so that “all” students can afford it. Until the money in the budget earmarked for his raise gets re-earmarked to go towards a university paid Fellowship Program. Then, oddly enough, he … Continue reading →

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This is your brain on Social Science courses

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Phil Kadath

You know you’ve paid too much for your Liberal Arts degree when you start asking yourself and others this question. What Can Educators Do To End White Supremacy In The Classroom? The city of Madison hosted the 15th annual national … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: Germ Theory of Liberty Edition

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Alaska

…[M]alaria and hookworm… had turned generations of Southerners into “anemic, weak, and unproductive children and adults.” Not surprisingly, Thornhill believes that the collectivism of the old South—the adherence to tradition, ethnocentrism, and suspicion of outsiders that marked his childhood—stemmed from … Continue reading →

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Not even the next best substitute

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Phil Kadath

In the “Education Life” section of last Sunday’s NYT they printed an article titled “If She Can’t Stop Him, YOU CAN. Bystander intervention may be the best hope to reduce sexual assault on campus.” Minding The Campus’ John Leo writes … Continue reading →

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Just like snow

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Phil Kadath

It can be dangerous to let things get too caucasian. Wait, I think I messed that analogy up. No matter. Brooklyn school cutting gifted program to boost diversity A popular gifted program will get the axe after Ditmas Park school … Continue reading →

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New Acronym — CITBN

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Alaska

I did not attend this presentation; I found it while researching other items it discusses. Thus, I cannot verify whether or not the mention of “Chip-in-the-back-of-the-neck” (page 7)  as one of several “emerging payment technologies” was a joke.  

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Maybe I’m missing something here

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Phil Kadath

AIDS vaccine researcher fakes results of study running on a $19 million grant. Gets caught, confesses, and doesn’t have to pay any of the money back. I wish I had those type of people skills.

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Half-baked Thoughts

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Alaska

I can think of all sorts of ways Fisher’s runaway might apply to humanity.

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Future of the 2nd Amendment

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Alaska

If it follows the development of the First, you could end up with a similar flowchart to the below:

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Brain-Stretchers

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Alaska

Good stuff for your impending post-prandial meditation: Emmanuel Todd and America 3.0. Some utterly fascinating big ideas here. From France. Slate Star Codex and the Reactionaries, one two three. See also the social justice with rigor post. Also his link posts are pretty effin’ … Continue reading →

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