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'Tis the Season for stitching up the last year of your life, making a few key graphics, and tossing them into a (presumably) 30-minute t...

Hello, intrepid readers. Hope those of you living above the Tropic of Cancer are enjoying the start of Summer. Though this usually falls ...

In the age of globalization, Reddit, DM, and coffee shops, it's surprising when you don't  hear about a faculty move at least two mo...

Hello, dear readers. It's been...a while. I promise the blog is not dead, just sleeping for now. My 2017 New Year's resolutions incl...

Long-time readers will no doubt be aware of my running affectation with the " Profiles , Pathways , and Dreams" series of books f...

I've recently finished the 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions , by acclaimed science fiction / humor writer Kurt Vonnegut . For those unf...

Earlier today, I watched a scientific speaker drive people out of the seminar room. Was the person combative? Not at all; a well-respected...