Helping You Get Recognized For The Great Science That You Do
After a recent web seminar I hosted to help people write grants that are more likely to get funded, I got a note from a writer overseas that raised an interesting point about “fundability” and the progress of science (we’ll call him A to preserve anonymity).
He wrote:
THe major point I am raising though refers to the type of science. IN the western society model, incorporating science as one among other activities, the spiral has been closing down and down on ...(read more){ 10 comments }
At the risk of giving you the impression that Idaho is full of backwoods uneducated types, I’m going to mention a recent article about the “vaccination debate” here in Idaho.
The article tells the story of a group of anti-immunization crusaders in Northern Idaho through the lens of two contrasting women. One of these is the leader of the anti-immunization folks, Ingri Cassel. The other is state epidemiologist Christine Hahn.
I’m not going to wade into the depths of the ...(read more)
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A friend just posted a message to me on Facebook: “How is it going with your new position? BTW, when I read this article, I thought of you.”
The “this article” is in The Nation magazine, and is titled “The Crisis in Higher Education.”
Yes, it’s bad out there in many ways, and not getting better.
But….
I like to take the optimistic view of things. Challenges and problems are there to help us learn lessons. This “crisis in higher ed” is a major ...(read more)
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Giving thanks … and no thanks … on thanksgiving
by morgan · 0 comments in Politics of Science,Social commentary,Uncategorized
Originally I was going to post just about being thankful.
See, despite shrinking budgets and challenging times, we scientists are a lucky group – especially those of us who have benefitted from the budget largesse of the USA towards our endeavor.
When else in history has any society spent so much money on people simply exploring and figuring out who the world works? Never. It’s actually amazing if you think about it.
We are so lucky to be living in a time when ...(read more)
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