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In Defense of Viewpoint Diversity
It can help produce novel solutions to problems, counteract confirmation bias and expand the range of topics that researchers consider, writes Christopher Freiman.
Career Tips for First-Generation Grad Students
Helen Pho, a first-generation grad student herself, offers six key pieces of advice.
Thank You for Your Interest
Losing and gaining ground along the path to tenure-track.
Palaces, Game Rooms, Whatever....
The importance of libraries.
'Autonomy' and the Slow Electric / Self-Driving Car Revolution
Why this future is not coming quickly enough.
Catastrophe-Proof Your Dissertation
On how taking a wholistic approach to writing a dissertation—from selecting a program and exploring LaTeX, to backing it all up—can help you prevent the worst from happening.
Philosophy of Higher Education
Questions worth asking.
Python in Residence
Scott McLemee reviews John Cleese's new book, Professor at Large: The Cornell Years, a selection of lectures and colloquies from his time moonlighting as an Ivy League don.