Unlike Finnish Doctors of Philosphy, who get to wear a top hat and sword as part of their regalia, I get to don a gown, a red-satin-lined hood and the black velvet Tudor bonnet (aka the floppy hat). While I joke that I’ll be wearing my doctoral headgear to the Spring Racing Ca...
Even though the fear is real, it’s not an excuse. When we speak with respect and offer dignity and empathy, we’re describing our future. ‘Politically correct’ is a cheap way of dismissing maturity, confidence and kindness. Calling angry words a joke, or a momentary slip can’t hide...
up its drain and rig a tub out of it. No, drugs alone would have to do. And they did. In my own homage to the twentieth century, I laid in bed watching clips ofWayne’s World, lingering on the parts where white people speak Chinese. That’s the joke. That’s the whole joke. ...
This group is charged with looking at the evidence that any particular thing is related to cancer and break it up into any one of 5 groups: group 1 “carcinogenic to humans” meaning “we are pretty sure they have have the potential to cause cancer”. 2A gets “probably carcinogenic to h...
To paraphrase an old joke, if you put two existentialists in a room you'll end up with three opinions. Even about the most fundamental questions, for instance about whether or not something called "spirit" or "god" exists, there will likely be no agreement. If it were possible to tease...
He loved talking about the Red Sox, telling a good joke, sharing a fine meal, listening to music, and chances to practice his Italian. Earlier in his life, he was a runner and climbed mountains (and fell off of one once!) and most recently he was swimming a mile a day. As always...
The joke goes that 98% of people consider themselves good drivers. Driving is such a tangible effort: everyone over the age of 16 can drive. Because that captures such a large percentage of the population, there are a number of ideas about how to drive. As I see it, traffic laws should...
Meaning getting by with bare minimum: tiny apartment with just a bed/books, ramen noodles, etc. Some are lucky to have great parents. Some aren’t. I myself have sacrificed lots of things and live sort of on the edge. It is no joke going fulltime, doing lab research, and ...
While I joke that Foucault is mentioned in almost everything I read, the truth of it is that current literacy and writing studies are based on broad theoretical foundations, ones not included in library science education or studies. These are areas of knowledge I need to acquire as a scholar...
I grew up, I like to joke that I'm over-educated. I've spent too many years learning to be a perfectionist, right? Jason Scott Montoya (28:52)Yeah. Dr. Sara Musgrove (28:52)Testing to me is did I get it right? In design thinking, testing is how did I get it wrong? Show ...