op-eds
Paper beats pixels
I hate online course delivery systems. They’re clumsy and inefficient, and they stress me out. Right now one of my instructors is apparently posting homework to his course page, not…
Science and faith: where does one end and the other begin?
On Sept. 26, 2013, the Kansas City Star reported that a group called Citizens for Objective Public Education (COPE) is suing the Kansas State Education Board for adopting new guidelines…
A sore green thumb
“Who would like to receive diamonds in their lifetime?” Professor CindyAnn Rose-Redwood was lecturing about the European colonization of Africa and the resulting social and environmental exploitation. Conflict diamonds are…
The finest news money can buy?
Is journalistic integrity now for sale in our culture? On Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, the outside wrap of the Times Colonist ran an advertisement, on the front page, in a…A vision for citizen science
My last two articles have focused on issues in politics related to science and alternative medicine respectively. This time, I want to get to the nitty-gritty of what this column…Aggression and the illusion of power
If a person bugs you, ignore him, and he’ll stop. This was the standard advice that adults gave me as a child. I suppose it was comfortable to them because…The empiricist: Government suppression of science hinders students
I’m told it’s advisable to tell you who I am and why you should listen to my ideas. I personally would rather not do that, for the simple reason that…
