Remember Global Warming Superheroes? A site where I—cough, cough—made villain of the day? While glancing through my logs, I was led to Timberati: Reasonably green thoughts. The folks there were kind enough […]
Ivy League Climate Skeptics
I received this email from Rob Fishman at the Huffington Post. My answer follows. I’m the social media editor here at HuffPost (and a Cornell alum). I came across your blog online. […]
Job Wanted: Tall Statistician Seeks Match
I am hoping that among my faithful readers there is somebody that knows somebody who might know a guy who’s looking for a statistician. The economy is such that consulting opportunities are […]
Bem, ESP, And Hypothesis Testing
Daryl Bem, Cornell professor of psychology, once again believes he has proven the validity of ESP (extra-sensory perception). Bem is a long-time researcher of the paranormal who once found notoriety by gluing […]
A Correction: I’ve Been Misquoted
On Thursday, 3 February of this year I was called by Saginaw News reporter Deborah Brown, who asked me, among other things, about claims made by folks like Al Gore that global […]
College Graduates Are Academically Adrift
Repost I meant for this to run two days, but events overtook. Therefore, I’m restoring it to the top for the remainder of the day. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses […]
TSA Expands Jurisdiction To Sidewalks: Where Is The Left?
“Sir? Please step over here. You need to be x-rayed.” “What? Get outta my way. Who are you?” said the man. “Sir, please step over to the machine. You have been selected […]
Earthquake Ghouls, Colleges As High Schools, The Robinson DeFazio Controversy, More
J-school Ghouls On the radio, a female American reporter in Tokyo, unnecessarily breathless and somewhat disappointed. “I can only imagine if it were here, it would have been much worse and the, […]
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