| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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