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Archive for September 24th, 2011

September 24th, 2011 - 2:42 pm § in Misc.

What does Michelle Bachman have to say about online education?

Many of the proponents of online education are  educated outside of the traditional centers of prestige education.  Often these savants are   enterpreneirs who have made their money in setting up businesses. Michelle Bachman, represents a special case because of her prominence and her education [...]

September 24th, 2011 - 8:57 am § in Misc.

Will David Duke Run for President?

  A startling number of white-power candidates are seeking public office. Eve Conant reports on their under-the-radar strategy and David Duke’s White House flirtation. Jul 4, 2011 8:18 PM EDT Add to the growing list of candidates considering a bid for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 A[...]

September 24th, 2011 - 8:57 am § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges, Science

What Human Origins Mean to Berkeley

Ardipithecus and the research university Kevin Padian, professor of paleontology and evolutionary biology | 10/10/09 | excerpted from the Berkeley Blog Ardipithecusis the focus of a lot of media attention at the moment.  New research discoveries made by the Berkeley faculty seem to make the news co[...]

September 24th, 2011 - 5:11 am § in Science

National Academy Proposes Ways to Save US Research Endeavour

(based on article in The Scientist)  A National Academy of Sciences panel, chaired by Chad Holliday, former chief executive of chemical company DuPont and now chairman of the board of Bank of America, is drafting a plan ….. for “significant belt-tightening.” Chad Holliday,  told [...]