“Mad Men” is on tonight (and make sure to check back tomorrow for analysis from ACG Blog contributors). You are almost certain to see someone have a drink at the office. Probably not a good idea, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan say. Scott Rick and Maurice Schweitzer conducted six [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Academia’
The Imbibing Idiot Bias
Posted in Science, tagged Academia, Alcohol, Job Search, Research, Science on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Judge to Cuccinelli: Where’s the Beef?
Posted in Law, Politics, tagged Academia, Climate Change, Ken Cuccinelli, University of Virginia on September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ken Cuccinelli certainly is busy these days. The Virginia attorney general took office just seven months ago and has already distinguished himself as a real go-getter. So far he has: Challenged the federal health care bill in court as an unconstitutional violation of the interstate commerce clause Advised the state’s universities that they cannot legally [...]
Stripper, B.A.
Posted in Culture, tagged Academia, Dancers, Economy on August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Speaking of interesting academic research, I was delighted to find this jewel floating around the British press: “One in four lap dancers has a degree, study finds.” The picture painted by the researchers, Teela Sanders and Kate Hardy of the University of Leeds, indicates that, contrary to popular opinion that exotic dancers are uneducated and [...]
‘Mozart, Forgive Your Assassin!’ But What Killed Mozart?
Posted in Culture, Science, tagged Academia, Mozart on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Normally, when a fascinating new article appears in a scientific journal, I’m all over it. Consider 2009 “When Zombies Attack! Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection,” in Infection Disease Modelling Research Progress. (Excuse the misspelling; it’s Canadian). So imagine my excitement when I heard a journal called Medical Problems of Performing Artists just [...]
Comfortable Campus Conservatives
Posted in Education, Politics, tagged Academia, Conservatives, Higher Education, Liberals, Sociology on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The liberalization of students during college is a well-documented trend. So are professors being overwhelmingly liberal. These leanings provide some serious ammo for conservatives criticizing higher education. According to common arguments, right-leaning students are discriminated against, are afraid to speak out against liberal causes such as affirmative action, etc. But a new study, presented recently [...]
