Global Crisis

At the end of May, a black female professor named Ersula Ore at Arizona State University was walking across the street when she was arrested for jaywalking. By report, people cross at that site regularly to avoid construction and it is reasonably suspicious that a black woman was the person singled out by police.She has been charged with a felony for...

We interrupt this blog to bring you a special announcement.I am recording a live album with my band, The Tooles, this September. It will be all original music and we're really excited about it. It is, however, expensive, and so we have a kickstarter. If you like music, please check...

Visually check the engine coolant level in the overflow tank. Your owner's manual has the directions. The level should be between "Low" and "Full" marks. (Don't open the radiator cap or the pressurized overflow tank cap when the engine is hot! The cooling system is under pressure...

I had three pieces this week that I thought were especially important.First, I hosted a guest post by Nancy McCrea Iannone on the troubles of the Pro-Information law in Louisiana, where anti-abortion activists have hijacked what was an unusual, important, coalition.I wrote about my own thoughts here in Pro-choice, Pro-Information, Anti-Eugenics.Mark...

I've been working on work-life issues lately, focusing on fathers and discourse around working dads.This has led me back to an important piece by Amanda Hess from last year, important not only because of its argument but because of the rabbit hole of links and studies to which it leads.Hess responds to the frustrating "have it all" debate and some...

So Verizon and Makers teamed up to make a great new video about the insidious ways that we push girls away from science.I am always suspicious of corporations getting involved in social causes, as they tend to be followers rather than leaders. Still, Makers is pretty great and I think the video highlights some typical ways that we push girls away...

Here are a few more points related to my article on public engagement - how it might work and what I mean by "there is no ivory tower."1. How might it work?No one is seriously advocating that an op-ed is equal to a piece of peer-reviewed scholarship. At least no one I know of....

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I have a new piece up at the Chronicle on public engagement in higher education. I've written about public engagement both here and on various sites before, but now I am starting a series of columns for the advice/careers section of the Chronicle. I will be writing about how both individuals and institutions could be engaging and are engaging,...

Since the weather is heating up I decided to start sharing tips on how to care for you car during the Summer Months. Starting with Oil Changes and Tire Care. Today I gave my car some TLC starting with an Oil Change:For my oil changes I go to Sears Auto Center because they have...

Yesterday I published a guest post by Nancy McCrea Iannone, an expert on Down syndrome and pregnancy. I would like you, please, to go read it and share it. Independent blogs like mine need your help to spread the word on any given message.The post talked about an assault on the pro-information coalition by anti-abortion activists and legislators...

I have to say that overall I am very pleased with my i3. It's living up to what I had hoped it would be, and after a month of ownership I'm convinced it was the right electric vehicle choice for me. However that doesn't mean it's perfect. In fact it's far from perfect, but so is...

When I received the invitation to take part in this experience at the Pilot's Country Club I knew it was going to be nothing less than amazing. I served as one of the blog partners for this event and had the pleasure of attending an exclusive Media Program that included Ford Fusion...

Nancy McCrea Iannone argues that the new Louisiana law on pre-natal testing inserts abortion politics into what had been a non-partisan movement by forbidding health-care providers to present termination as a neutral or acceptable choice. Comments from David Perry on this post can be found here.Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Information: Proceed with...