Angry by Choice

While we are in the closing days of the annual (war on) Christmas season, I wanted to address a meme that floats around yearly. It showed up...

From here One of the courses I teach culminates with blog posts written by the students. This is the third year I have used this assignm...

A short time ago, as I headed to teach one of my classes, I saw an older white guy writing a chalk advertisement on the pavement in fro...

One question I grapple with is 'how do we get students to ask questions about, or rather to question, peer reviewed research papers?...

This seems timely to repost. Since a new semester is about to begin I think a post on how to study would be apropos. So here is an ad...

It is no surprise to see a press release on scientific research that inflates the conclusions of the study or its potential impact. But us...