AN E-MAIL TO THOMAS FRIEDMAN ON THANK YOU FOR BEING LATE Dear Mr. Friedman, Enjoyed your presentation of your new book at Cornell College in Iowa. After reading the book, I have one addendum. You present a 21st Century version … Continue reading →
ALPHA BLOGGERS Levy, Stephen (2004) “ Alpha bloggers” NEWSWEEK, 12/20/2004, E 16 If you blog, you don’t make much money but you can get a lot of power. Some bloggers have such a large readership that they are invited to … Continue reading →
180 MILES PER GALLON Carey, John (2005) Giving hybrids a real jolt BUSINESS WEEK, 4/11 p. 70-72. This is from a main stream source and is recent and not written by a conspiracy theorist. A TOYOTA PRIUS, a hybrid car … Continue reading →
40 SOMETHING GIRGO-BURNO THAT FIRST NIGHT AT THE COTTAGE SO TIRED HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAST TIMES AT JEFF HIGH THE SUMMER OF 87’ JOHNNY CARSON AND DAVID LETTERMAN THE CREEK ALMA DR. AND SKYLINE THE 93’ MOVE TEARS IN THE … Continue reading →
Loewer, B. (2009) 30-Second philosophies, East Sussex U.K. Ivy Press In living to survive, one has to developed some skepticism as well as belief. Philosophy is the study of existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. This book is written … Continue reading →
Jarrett, C (2011) 30 second psychology East Sussex, UK: Ivy Press This book was created for the general public and those who do not teach psychology. There are basic concepts that will acquaint the reader with the fundamentals of the … Continue reading →
10 PET FACTS Fogle, Bruce (2004) “10 things pets would tell us if they could” MSNBC.COM, 8/12, P.1-2 We live with them most of our lives. They are called pets or animals companions. Most are cats and dogs and the … Continue reading →
Pinker, Steven (2002) The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, New York: Viking, 509 pages. REPLAY Pinker attacks the modern/post modern academic holy trinity (empiricism, romanticism, and dualism.) In common terms, humans are a product of their environment; … Continue reading →
RESEARCH SAMPLING IN MEDICINE Abstract: Convience sample is probably overused because it is easy to obtain and other strategies are meant to “cover” for its weakness. Students are socialized by information that may be flawed because of the convenience sample. … Continue reading →
MORE DEGREES= MORE MONEY Pekow, Charles (2005) More degrees=more money, census numbers show COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK, 4/11/2005, p. 10 Let the number speak for them. HIGH SCHOOL $29,000 TWO YEAR DEGREE $35,000 BACHELOR’S DEGREE $49,000 MASTER’S DEGREE $52,000 DOCTORATE $84,000 … Continue reading →