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Dodging Bullets and Crying Wolf
I'll admit that this can be filed under 'good' problems. That said, it's still a problem. Between extraordinarily good work...
Addenda
Two quick postscripts to finish out the week. After Wednesday's post about the shape of knowledge, I found mention of...
Math Geek Mom: Degrees of Separation
You may have heard of the concept of “six degrees of separation”. Made popular by a movie and a parlor...
After Transfer
A few months ago I mentioned a conversation with a contact at a respected private university who mentioned that her...
First, you play the Shell game
Sustainability, as any cause, has its wild-eyed fundamentalists. True believers who know, in their souls, the one true path to...
The Myth of the Online Cash Cow
According to a new survey from the League for Innovation in the Community College, enrollments are, in fact, increasing at...
Long Distance Mom: Solving Journalism's Mess
Journalism is in crisis. Or, to be more specific, the funding for journalism is in crisis. What does this have...
Why Johnny can't jump-start
I’ve been working, this semester, with a senior engineering student who’s doing an honors project at Greenback U. He’s not...