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What I Did on My Summer “Off”
Hi folks, been a while since I blogged at ya. School starts in a few short weeks (on Labor Day for us), so I thought I would briefly fill you in on what I have been up to this summer. … Continue reading
Quick thoughts on the what and why of science outreach
Scicurious and Kate Clancy recently shared some interesting thoughts about science outreach. Sci was pointing out that scientists have a lot on their plates, and being held accountable for not reaching out to the public doesn’t make sense when all the … Continue reading
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Final Exam for my History of Psychology class (take home, open book, open notes)
Here is my final exam for the class I teach of all seniors in psychology. It is a capstone course, intended to provide a capstone experience for the majors in psychology, a required element for all students at Randolph-Macon. I … Continue reading
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“Then, they came for the 3rd grade teachers, and I said nothing”
German pastor Martin Niemoller is quoted as saying First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a … Continue reading
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Tagged college, edreform, education, highered, niemoller
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Purple Doesn’t Exist: Some thoughts on Male Privilege and Science Online
I don’t often write about gender and science, but I have been thinking and reading about it lately. If you were hoping for my typical aloof lecturing, or overblown (yet intellectual) ranting, just wait a few days (or you could … Continue reading
Economists to teachers: We’ve dropped the “Deselection” and moved straight to “Fire ’em”
I had a few thoughts about the big teacher quality and VAM study that came out today that I wanted to share before they float away. My thoughts are less about the methods of the study itself and more about … Continue reading
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Chapter 4: Case Studies and Testimonials
This chapter deals with an enduring theme in my own thoughts, and a tension between the practice of science and the limits of the human mind. Those pieces of evidence which we naturally find convincing do not do real work … Continue reading
Posted in bookreview, psychology, science, Uncategorized
Tagged history, histsci, science, Stanovich
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How to Misspell your Allusions – Riener on Dyson on Kahneman (and Freud and James)
Ok, let me begin by saying how much I love the New York Review of Books. You should totally subscribe to it. It is generally great content, and they make a lot of it free online to free loaders like … Continue reading
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Tagged bookreview, Dyson, history, histsci, Kahneman, psychology, science
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Black Swans, Distracted Students, and Learning How to Teach using “How To Think Straight About Psychology”
In the spirit of this liveblog of teaching Stanovich’s book, I thought I would share a quick anecdote of class discussion around the issues of Chapter 2 on Falsifiability and Scientific Theories. We were discussing how science answers testable questions, … Continue reading
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