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I have long quipped that,“humans are so good at seeing patterns that we find them where none exist.” But it wasn’t until sometime in graduate school that I learned the technical term for it:“apophenia.” (A visual apophenia is a pareidolia.) I still share this one with my students at some appropriate juncture almost . . . →Read More:We See What isn't There I wear only four different pairs of shoes:muffy house slippers for around the house (except when,being an absent-minded professor,I forget to change before going out),New Balance running shoes that I try to put a few miles on each day,Birkenstocks for the summer,and for everything else,my cowboy boots. Now . . . →Read More:What Our Shoes Say Random lab scientists,in their stereotypical uniforms,from days gone by. Maybe the most difficult issue faced by social scientists is the perception that,somehow,what we do is not “science.” Although,in fairness,it doesn’t seem as widespread or blatant now as when I first got into the game;it is almost unthinkable . . . →Read More:"Yeah,But is it Science?" As an academic type,I’ve always considered the end of summer the beginning of a new year:preschool,primary school,secondary school,college,graduate school,and now,entering my 13th year as a teacher of college students. My whole life has been lived according to the rhythms of the academic calendar. Now,by the precedent . . . →Read More:Happy New Year! This is the first of 18 lectures from my Principles of Social Research course recorded during the 2007-8 Academic Year. The home page of these materials is here. You can also find the notes and examples I’m using as downloadable PDF files. Lecture 01:Research Methods and the Big Picture An overview of the social . . . →Read More:Social Research,Lecture 01/18 This is the final of 18 lectures from my Principles of Social Research course recorded during the 2007-8 Academic Year. The home page of these materials is here. You can also find the notes and examples I’m using as downloadable PDF files. Lecture 18:Summary,Proposal and Data Analysis Reflecting on the research process,and . . . →Read More:Social Research,Lecture 18/18 This is the seventeenth of 18 lectures from my Principles of Social Research course recorded during the 2007-8 Academic Year. The home page of these materials is here. You can also find the notes and examples I’m using as downloadable PDF files. Lecture 17:Quantitative Analysis Overview of mathematical and statistical techniques for analyzing social . . . →Read More:Social Research,Lecture 17/18 This is the sixteenth of 18 lectures from my Principles of Social Research course recorded during the 2007-8 Academic Year. The home page of these materials is here. You can also find the notes and examples I’m using as downloadable PDF files. Lecture 16:Qualitative Analysis and Evaluation Research Conclusion of qualitative data analysis and . . . →Read More:Social Research,Lecture 16/18 | ||
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Prelude to "The Wall"
Poster from "Roger Waters The Wall Live"(2010)
This morning,my wife was running errands and stopped at the local gas station to fill up. The corner gas station was hopping,and she waited her turn at the pump. A space opened,she pulled in,and began to pump her gas. Across the parking . . . →Read More:Prelude to "The Wall"