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Mao
The card game “Mao” is so much like academia it should be named Academia, or perhaps academia should be called Ruthless Bloodthirsty Dictator Land. Since I’m not allowed to talk about the rules of Mao, I will illustrate by way … Continue reading
The Lab, Part II
I recently reviewed “The Lab”, an interactive video produced by the Office of Research Integrity, in which you can play one of four people who had opportunities to minimize the damage of another person’s misconduct. I had made a beeline … Continue reading
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Review of “The disposable academic”
The disposable academic: why doing a PhD is often a waste of time I reign in my own negativity about getting a PhD. This article from the Economist (Dec 16, 2010) is even more negative. The bulk of the article … Continue reading
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