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ABC's and PhD's: Call it a day
I was taken with the “What do professors do all day?” blog that Libby pointed to in her blog a...
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Lessons the School May Not Have Intended
I did not plan to write about this situation at first, because it involves high school, not college. However, I...
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Math Geek Mom: Imposters?
OK, so Donald Trump found me out. His recent statement that "most economists aren’t very smart" made me realize that...
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Motherhood after tenure: Wisconsin, Never Let Me Go
Today was my last day of classes and finally it feels like spring in Wisconsin. While I do have exams...
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Election excitement
A few days ago I ran into a friend at a coffee shop, and as we waited in line for...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Recently I was talking to my daughter about her summer plans. “It’s hard, Mom,” she said. “I have to make...
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Redefining the nest?
I had dinner recently with a group of friends from high school. Several are helping to care for aging relatives...
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Math Geek Mom: Happily Ever After
In statistics we often talk about an idea of the “expected value.” By multiplying outcomes of something that involves uncertainty...