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Biofuel blather
Having dissed George Will, a conservative darling of the ostensibly liberal media, I want to balance the scales by dissing...
Let the Restoration Begin
After years of attacks on science, the election of a science-friendly president makes now the time to push for the politically unbiased use of science in education and policy making, write Joseph Karlesky, Richard Pepino and James Strick.
Wondering Aloud
How is it possible that the comforter is warm, the blanket is warm, and the sheets are freezing? The sheets...
Long Distance Mom: Twilight, Seventeen and Possibly in Michigan
I have vague memories of reading Seventeen magazine upstairs in my attic bedroom, alone and sequestered from my parents. Even...
It's Official
I’m the best teacher who ever lived. Anyway I think that’s what the Provost said in the letter she sent...
ABCs and PhDs: Meeting expectations?
Recently I received a phone call out of the blue from a long-time family friend, a graduate student my parents...
The Moviegoer
Whatever happened to cinephilia? Scott McLemee loses it at the movies....
Getting Started in a Lab
New graduate students need to ask the right questions to pick the best place to work and launch their careers, writes Tom Daniel.