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gender and computer science 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Picking up on a topic we’ve covered before, there’s a nice article about how computer programming was regendered from female to male. From the website of Stanford’s Clayman Institute: As historian Na...
book spotlight: playing to win by hilary levey friedman 26 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
Guest blogger emeritus Hilary Levey Friedman has just released her new book, Playing to Win, which is a thoughtful account of competitive children’s activities. Drawing from fieldwork done in three co...
alright, we’ll do a cal tjader post 25 Aug 2013 | 08:10 am
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excellent librarian video 24 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
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overlearning and college education 23 Aug 2013 | 05:10 am
One of my beliefs, born out by research like Arum and Roska’s, is that people don’t learn or retain much from college. There are many reasons why, but one is that colleges don’t believe in “overlearni...
when fighting is normal 22 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Russ Roberts interviews political scientist Mike Munger on the topic of rules and institutions, using sports as an example. One of the most interesting things about sports is that there are informal r...
ess now accepting abstracts for 2014 annual meeting in Baltimore 21 Aug 2013 | 05:10 am
“Invisible Work 2014 Annual Meeting EASTERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Baltimore Hilton February 20-23, 2014 The online abstract submittal system for the ESS annual meeting is now open at http://www.my...
so, did asr actually change anything? 21 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
A few weeks ago, I expressed dismay at the multiple R&R, multi-year revision process that now takes place at our flagship journal. I picked on them in particular, but it’s really a demand for all jour...
the art of martin wattenberg 20 Aug 2013 | 05:03 am
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away Berkeley , I got to know a guy by the name of Martin Wattenberg. He’s a mathematician who now focuses on data visualization and converting it into fine art. ...
more tweets, more votes – media summary 19 Aug 2013 | 05:03 am
If you are interested in reading the media coverage of More Tweets, More Votes, here are the links to selected coverage: My op-ed in the Washington Post the Wall Street Journal NPR The Daily Rundo...
