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This originated as a private email exchange, but after it developed, my correspondent asked me to post it to the...

I'm not proud of this, but a few nights ago TB and I were reading Pirates Past Noon, an installment...

I wish . No, I’m merely lounging on science’s deck, drinking its beer and waiting for the steaks to come...

A prospective college student writes: I'm about to start my college career as a freshman at our local community college...

A new correspondent writes: I would appreciate your insight on a situation I am dealing with at my community college...

Today, my friend Benjamin Cohen graciously provides the goods. Ben is an environmental studies scholar who teaches Science, Technology, and...

A returning correspondent writes: Well, here I am having just completed my first year as a tenure track faculty member...

I don't usually do back-to-back posts on the New York Times, but this Sunday's issue provided atypically fine fodder. According...