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June 6, 2014

Review: Speaking from Among the Bones

Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another great Flavia De Luce mystery. I am in awe of the effortless prose (I'm referring to the effect of course; I'm sure it was not so effortless to create). View all my reviews

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May 16, 2014

The Five Stages of Grade-Grubbing

Denial ("I'm an 'A' student!") Anger ("You've crushed my dreams of medical school!") Bargaining Depression Escalated Bargaining (including parents going full Boeing Apache on the dean) Acceptance Revenge post on That Anonymous Rating Site

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January 20, 2014

Professor Plausible’s Baloney Books

Professor Plausible's Baloney Books "In the past year, I have received research papers whose bibliographies included such sources as a golfing manual, a thriller set in the Vatican, and Leadership Lessons from the Dog Whisper (sic). I have tried to convince my budding scholars that popular books are not to be relied on as sources …

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July 24, 2013

Is it that time of year already?

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April 30, 2013

Come help us data-mine our “large repository of individual-level data” in order to advance individual freedom, hooray!

Political Technology to Advance Free Market Principles Folks, this job is for i-360, the leading data and technology provider for the pro-free market political and advocacy community, supporting organizations that promote free enterprise and smaller government. i360 is a dynamic workplace sitting on the leading edge of politics, technology, and business and we are seeking …

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April 29, 2013

Word of the Day

dra·mas·tic·al·ly Adverb A word that's been around for at least ten years and yet I only heard it for the first time today From a student, no less. During his final presentation. Synonyms dramatically- drastically- hugely- da kine

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April 25, 2013

And now, a musical interlude

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April 2, 2013

Haha great April Fools’ prank oh wait…

1. Read this in the Daily Cal. "Introduced by Assemblymember Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, the “New University of California” will not provide any instruction but only grant degrees to students who pass a certain number of examinations" 2. Outrage! 3. Notice the date, April 1. Have a good chuckle. 5. Find the text …

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February 19, 2013

How can you tell if someone is prejudiced? By looking at the shape of his face, of course…?

Facial Structure Is Indicative of Explicit Support for Prejudicial Beliefs Eric Hehman, Jordan B. Leitner, Matthew P. Deegan, and Samuel L. Gaertner Can you tell whether someone has prejudicial beliefs based on their facial structure? In the last of three experiments, White and Black participants were shown pictures of White male faces and …

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February 16, 2013

Swag coming soon

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