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Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Steve reviews Robert Graves' The Anger of Achilles, and finds more ways to say that Graves is one can short of a six-pack than I could imagine. Bookshelf Porn: "A collection of all the best bookshelf photos for people who *heart* bookshelves."The illustrated guide to a PhD. Check out the ...

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Saturday, August 21st, 2010

"The truth is dancers and musicians live in two different worlds."For academic writers, the Rule of 200. Writing 200 words/day is rather like writing for 15 minutes/day -- it sets an objective, emotionally neutral goal. Getting that first draft squeezed out is most important; quality can be layered in later. ...

Science is boring!

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Interesting confluence of views from today's feeds: Let's face it, science is boring - science-in-society - 21 December 2009 - New Scientist "Science is not a whirlwind dance of excitement, illuminated by the brilliant strobe light of insight. It is a long, plodding journey through a dim maze of dead ends. It ...

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Monday, August 31st, 2009

Susie Bright asks: What makes a person change the course of their life? Why bother learning stuff? Social Media Venn diagram As he turns in his dissertation, Cal Newport (of Study Hacks blog fame) reflects on his grad-school experience A thought on the university as "an ethically superior institution" James Fallows is back ...

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Sunday, July 12th, 2009

James Fallows on the China Xinjiang / Uighur controversy: "The point about separate fact-universes is one of the sobering marvels of the modern info-age. It's true within the United States, as discussed long ago here; and it's true between countries, as China, Turkey, and the rest of the world all ...