Via Keith Whittington (Princeton), we learn of the University of Iowa’s policy. According to it, faculty are not allowed to ask students to wear masks in their classroom or office, nor allowed to ask whether students have been vaccinated. Nor…
We asked this question here around five years ago as a follow-up to “Grad Students: What Do You Wish You Knew?“. It seemed like a good idea to pose it again, since we recently posted “Grad Students: What Do You…
Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Stephen Shankland/CNET YouTube on Wednesday suspended Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky for breaking the company’s rules against spreading misinformation about COVID-19. As part of the suspension, Paul won’t be able to publish videos to…
(via Scott Stroud) Professor Rodriguez drowned in Folsom Lake last week. A memorial service will be held on August 21st. Tanya Rodriguez, associate professor of philosopher at Sacramento City College, has died. Professor Rodriguez specialized in aesthetics and ethics, and…
“Like all profound mysteries,” the Scottish poet and mountaineer Nan Shepherd wrote as she regarded the might and mystery of water, “it is so simple that it frightens me.” Across the Atlantic, contemplating the ocean as a lens on the…
Samsung will hold its third Unpacked of 2021 at 7 a.m. PT on Wednesday. Like all events since the coronavirus spread globally, Samsung’s latest launch is all virtual. You can watch through the tech giant’s YouTube page, with the link…
Sarah Jean Broadie (née Waterlow), professor of philosophy at the University of St. Andrews, has died. Professor Broadie joined the University of St. Andrews in 2001. Prior to that, she held positions at Princeton University, Rutgers University, Yale University, the…
Netflix Happy as Lazzaro (2018) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) This award-winning French film begins with a severed hand escaping a refrigerator in a laboratory and embarking on a Paris-wide search for the rest of its body. What an opening!…
So, graduate students, what do you know now that you wish you knew at the start of your graduate education? Advice, information, resources, problems, solutions, reflections, life and work hacks, warning signs, sources of joy, etc., are all welcome. Think…
Grow season is in full swing for many with the luxury of outdoor space. For those who don’t have grounds to cultivate, an indoor pod garden levels the playing field a bit. Smart gardens come in all shapes and sizes…
Click here to read our 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing first drive review. Top reviews Hello and welcome to the first week in review of August! This week started off with quite a few great cars our editors drove, and plenty…
More than a century later, with the Atlantic Coast oyster beds overfished to the brink of ruin and entire marine ecosystems devastated by pollution, Mark Kurlansky picks up the admonition and hones it on an edge of optimism in his…