Now that Pluto's been booted out of the solar system, it's time to
reflect. What it reminds me of is a day long ago in high school. That was
the day our biology teacher walked into class and told us with annoyance
that the number of chromosomes had changed. They apparently had decided
that we
I don't think this got through the other day, so I'm trying again.
--
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Sam Keen, August 22) has a disturbing
report on a US federal grant programme for science and foreign language
undergrads. It seems there are some puzzling omissions for
As far as Pluto is concerned, a reputable astronomer told me, whether Pluto is
a planet or
not is a word problem, not an astronomy one.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
Louis Schmierwww.therandomthoughts.com
Department of History
A local teacher was interviewed on the news last night. She said that
she still intended to teach her students that there are 9 planets. One
of our candidates for governor has said that we should teach intelligent
design because most Americans and Arkansans believe in it. Democracy in
action!
We have hard more about the issue. From Today's Chronicle:
The omission of evolutionary biology from a group of science majors
eligible for a new federal grant program was an oversight, the U.S.
Department of Education said on Thursday, and it will take immediate
steps to correct the matter.
On 25 Aug 2006 at 9:01, Horton, Joseph J. wrote:
We have hard more about the issue. From Today's Chronicle:
The omission of evolutionary biology from a group of science majors
eligible for a new federal grant program was an oversight, the U.S.
Department of Education said on Thursday, and
That turned out to be a perfect lesson for my first research methods lab
yesterday. We talked about the sort of truth that we do in science
(way different from Plato's idea), and how we have to expect change as
new data come in.
It also afforded an opportunity to talk about operational
From the Christian Science Monitor for August 23, Debate grows on out-of-
wedlock laws
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0823/p03s02-ussc.html
Taking a page from Jim Guinee's book:
Christian activists say the state laws [forbidding cohabitation without
marriage] are worth fighting for, but
At 9:27 AM -0400 8/25/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 25 Aug 2006 at 9:01, Horton, Joseph J. wrote:
We have hard more about the issue. From Today's Chronicle:
The omission of evolutionary biology from a group of science majors
eligible for a new federal grant program was an oversight, the
I believe that the Pluto story is actually a better example of paragraph
2 than of paragraph 1 in Marc's post. I don't think it is a good example
at all of how scientists expect change in our conclusions as data
accumulates. No new data accumulated to make this change. It is an
excellent example
On Aug 25, 2006, at 4:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:"They" apparently had decided that we no longer had 48 chromosomes. We had 46, and that's what we had to learn from now on. She seemed quite put out about it. Daniel Kevles (1985 ) has an excellent discussion of this episode in the history of
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Our forefathers were wise, and such laws as the cohabitation law here in
North Carolina are really important for holding up moral standards, says
the Rev. Mark Creech, director of the Christian Action League.
Cohabitation simply imitates marriage, but without
August 23, 2006
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Undercover Freshman
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Why do college students seem allergic to intellectual
debate? Why do they all seem to run away the instant class ends? Do they date?
And did
Paul may have been referring to national-level amendments (that is,
amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which are far far less likely to
pass than those at the state level).
Electoral chum is a very apt phrase - did you coin it yourself?
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
On 8/25/06, Rick
Electoral chum is a very apt phrase - did you coin it yourself?
I hesitate to claim it but I am not aware of having heard it from anyone. I
know the shark analogy has often been applied to politicians and chum is a
simple extension of that. That e-mail was my first use of it although G.
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Ok. You expect me to believe that the current administration is resorting to
(wait for it) subtlety? I just don't think the conspriacy thing holds up in
this case. What other issue, among the many, are they subtle about? As a tree
hugging, vegetable eating, red meat disliking,
I think its funny how far a free-thinking liberal has to go in
providing his or her liberal bona fides in the context of arguing that maybe
Bush is just incompetent instead of diabolically evil in this one small instance.
Rick
Dr. Rick Froman, Chair
Division of Humanities and
I showed the version on Google video to my stats class this summer
and they enjoyed it. It fit in nicely with the discussion of deciding
on appropriate procedures and I think is the first time students left
that lecture laughing (I showed it at the end of class that day.)
I believe at one
Say Blaine, annette put us onto this video about amonth ago. It is so fun.
I am figuring out the technology to show it the first day in class, hoping
it will select out those students with no sense os humor or rhythm, for
that matter. Reaction from the stat gurus has been mixed. Who
On 25 Aug 2006 at 10:55, Rick Froman wrote:
I believe that the Pluto story is actually a better example of paragraph 2
than of paragraph 1 in Marc's post. I don't think it is a good example at all
of how scientists expect change in our conclusions as data accumulates. No
new data accumulated
Well, since 201 years ago, apparently. Not to worry, though--it was
just ruled unconstitutional:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204647,00.html
Regarding the three times as likely statistic, I don't suppose
there's any chance that married couples are less likely to _report_
domestic
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Subject: [tips] Marriage as a cure for domestic violence
From the Christian Science Monitor for August 23, Debate grows on
Why should married couples be less likely to report domestic violence?
There needs to be a theoretical rationale for this assertions, otherwise one
is left with a nihilistic rejection of all self-report claims in psychology.
Statistics regarding differences between married and cohabitating
Send you something? OK :)
I am choosing not to read the csmonitor piece because I am not interested in
the legal/political/ aspects of this problem. But there are aspects of this
issue that interest me greatly. There are other examples that involve
step-parents and child abuse. The now classic
I now feel that the Bushies neocons have been planning the taking over of
our free society for a good number of years as everything from the
response the voting process in Florida and Ohio to the exploitation (and
possibly turning a blind-eye to the warnings) of 9/11 to the control over
media,
To my respectful colleages,
I now feel that the Bushie neocons have been planning the taking over of
our free society for a good number of years as everything from the
clever manipulation of the the voting process in Florida and Ohio to the
exploitation (and possibly turning a blind-eye to
Stephen wrote..."Christian activists say the state laws
[forbidding cohabitation without marriage] are worth fighting for, but
acknowledge that cohabitation is "part of the life we live now," says Brian
Fahling, senior trial attorney at the American Family Association's Center for
Law
Joan et al-
Ok- So I was obtuse (and overly liberal?). :) Can you say tongue-in-cheek? :)
Anyway, the only point I meant to make is I doubt seriously any attempt to
label this administration as subtle! :) Thanks for the link Joan it is really
intersting reading- (although it does seem to me
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