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To the Extreme
Cornel West was in The Matrix, but cultural politics isn't a video game. Scott McLemee responds to the continuing discussion.
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"Discipline"
Discipline is one of those words that can mean almost anything. A few years ago, Gregg Easterbrook mentioned that when...
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Dreaming of EDU Apps
I agree with the NYTimes' Jenna Wortham that the combination of the App Store and the iPhone/iTouch is a "Game...
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Neutralizing negativity (or at least offsetting it)
Sometimes, you need to fight fire with fire. Taking the high road (sharing information; describing costs, benefits and risks --...
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Whom Can You Trust on Climate Change?
The furor over the stolen e-mail messages makes this a perfect time to focus on the value of peer review, writes Kevin B. Johnson.
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Battles You Don't Want to Fight
A savvy admin will pick battles carefully. I've seen too many cases of "you're right, but you're wrong to bring...
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Age and Innovation
I come from an academic family. My Dad, George Masnick, has had a long career as a demographer at Harvard...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: End of Semester Bullets and Questions
Mothering at Mid-Career: End of Semester Bullets and Questions --What happened to Thanksgiving? We had a houseful — which is...