Epistemographer

Several years ago, the faculty in my department decided that the length of time between the dissertation defense and the actual filing of the dissertation was far more than preferable (in some cases, stretching up to a year or more). With that in mind, they instituted a sort of gatekeeping mechanism, a “pre-defense” that would [...]

Not much to report here – drove to Ithaca last night, managed class this morning (can’t say that I taught really, since peer review of my students’ research papers was on the agenda), and spent the afternoon just chatting with students and faculty around the department. Still no job news yet to report, and the [...]

So, I’m back in Brooklyn, where the sky is blue and the air is crisp – this was always my favorite time of the year weather-wise, though the specter of seasonal allergies cast a long shadow of my enjoyment of Spring until recently (thanks, Claritin/Sudafed/allergy shots!).
For the first time in at least a year and [...]

Via Creative Commons:
We are very excited to announce the launch of the Science Commons exploratory phase, for which we recently secured funding.
The process will build upon Creative Commons’ work in the sciences (e.g., our licensing of Public Library of Science publications). But, crucially, Science Commons will delve into both legal areas (patents, data) and subject [...]