Longnose Gar Photos
Posted on Apr 19, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
Photos of my longnose gar after it has grown over a foot in length.
longnose gar
Reviewing the Slate
Posted on Feb 26, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Review of Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate and the common notion that we are all born without predispositions.
blank slate, human nature, steven pinker, cultural relativism, feminism, brain, psychology
The Public Disdain for Science
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An essay about common public opinion towards science.
science in the public
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
misplaced values in education, gradecard dilemma
Crazy Neighbor
Posted on Aug 9, 2016 | Last Updated Aug 9, 2016
A little story about a crazy neighbor.
neighbors, skunks, pole cat
Education in Debt
Posted on Dec 30, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
cost of education, waste education, schooling, schools diplomas
My Wife Likes it Hot
Posted on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2019
A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.
brian mcgurer
Posted on Jun 30, 2011 | Last Updated Jun 30, 2011
abnormal
odd,strange,differnt,lordly,god-like,in-human,dick
Greg Oden, Buckeyes and Basketball
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Commentary on collegiate basketball, American colleges and professional sports.
sports, college, greg oden, osu, buckeyes
A Call for Reason
Posted on Jan 14, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay rebutting infantile attitudes of the anti-science movement.
science, society, pseudoscience, media, politics, rush limbaugh
