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Cosmic Variance Goodies

In our on-going quest to satisfy the demands of our readership, we introduce the launch of http://cosmicvariance.spreadshirt.com, where you can find clothes and accessories imprinted with the...

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Unsolicited Advice, V: How to Apply for a Faculty Job

After wading through a mile-high stack of applications for an open faculty position at UW a few years ago, I compiled a list of tips for postdocs hoping to make the transition to the faculty level. ...

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Unsolicited Advice, IV: How to Be a Good Graduate Student

Past installments of Unsolicited Advice dealt with such mechanical topics as how to choose an undergraduate school or graduate school, or how to get into graduate school. (Hell if I know how to get...

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Academics: Still Totally Lame

And Deirdre McCloskey wins the award for most ostentatious lameness. Not that I have anything really against Deirdre McCloskey; she's an influential economist, a gifted writer, and has a compelling...

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US/LHC Blogs

This has already been batted around a bit, but for those of you who depend on CV for absolutely all of your news, there is a new US/LHC website, brought to you by the collective US institutions...

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Disinviting Larry

Larry Summers is an extremely smart guy who said some extremely stupid things about women and science at a conference. For this and many other reasons (mostly "other," but it's a messy story), he...

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Play Guess-the-Histogram

Charts and graphs are always exciting. They add an undeniable aura of quantification to any set of claims. What I like to do, when I see a graph illustrating some news item, is to guess what is...

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Classes I wish I could take

Religion and Conflict in Battlestar Galactica Coordinator: Charles Richter This focus group will explore the many complicated relations between religion and conflict in modern times and...

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The (Bad) Science of Jessica Alba

Here at Cosmic Variance, we're all about bringing science to nonscientists, and tend to think that it is a great thing if scientists are willing to speak to anyone who is interested, and to cultivate...

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Bacon-Flavored Chocolate

I thought Atrios was kidding, but no. Vosges Haut Chocolat has indeed come out with a bacon-flavored chocolate bar. I'm not sure if it qualifies as long-awaited, but it should have...

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