Monday, June 8, 2015

The academic job market has gotten harder, very recently

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There have been many stories recently about the "overproduction" of Ph.D. students in science, and about the increasingly competit...
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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Stats Help Part 2: Null and Alternative Hypotheses

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Many struggle with discussions of null and alternative hypotheses. The logic behind phrasing research questions in that way can be a bit un...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Hey white people, listen up! This is what conversations about "racism" are about

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So, after spending a long time in conversations about racism --- some time talking, but mostly listening --- I pressed those involved about ...
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Stats Help: Dependent vs. Independent Variables - Understanding the Difference

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The terms Dependent and Independent can be a bit unintuitive, and many stats students struggle with them. The easier term should be "de...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Explaining the "Gay Marriage" controversy in the U.S.

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Many of my friends and colleagues in other parts of the world are having a really hard time wrapping their head around the continued controv...
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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Deep Thoughts: The Stomach in a Jar Problem

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Many throughout history have wondered about the relationship between mind and stomach. Imagine, if you will, that your body had been ...
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Something new for the blog: Deep Philosophical Questions

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I've long followed a few online comics at a time. At the moment, I mostly check big players in the Pantheon of geek comics, such as XKCD...
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