Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Document: an Open Letter From San Jose State U.’s Philosophy Department – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education

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The Document: an Open Letter From San Jose State U.’s Philosophy Department – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Remarkably well argued for a group of philosophers. And they are correct, in my opinion, about the crux of the matter.

Everyone interested in the future of the university should read the letter.

Wow! I won an award — one I’m proud to receive!

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The UNT Libraries have informed me that I have won the Outstanding Contributor to UNT Scholarly Works 2012 Award!

Cool! You can visit UNT Scholarly Works here.

And you can check out my award winning (awesome!) contributions here.

Thanks, Libraries, for providing this service!

Against ‘slow science’ for developing nations

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I think this article is very much worth reading, even for those few who question the sustainability of knowledge production.

There’s a social justice angle, as well as a sociological one.

National Science Foundation and Tom Coburn: The Republican effort to cut government funding for social-science research. – Slate Magazine

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National Science Foundation and Tom Coburn: The Republican effort to cut government funding for social-science research. – Slate Magazine.

This started with a war on social science, but it’s going beyond that at this point. Lamar Smith is going for more control over all public funding for science. Although this looks like a ‘Republican’ war, I’m not convinced. It’s basically a neoliberal move — use the State to marketize everything.