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Weekend wag the dog: 6/15/12

I am still on the road. This view is the front of the Georgian parliament (soon to be the former Georgian parliament building), just down the road from the Simon Janashia Museum in Tbilisi.

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Weekend Wag the Dog: 6/8/12

Once again this is an on-location edition of Weekend Wag the Dog, so no dogs. Instead we have the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of Turkey, not far from my hotel in Ankara.

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Summer travel time…

I am going to apologize in advance for potentially light posting and comment moderation for the next several weeks. I will be travelling through Turkey, Georgia and Armenia on work-related activities and may or may not be online much. Should … Continue reading

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The special joys of academia

Tara Smith, newly-minted Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa, celebrates her tenure promotion: Received the official letter from the Provost–the Board of Regents approved my application for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor. … To celebrate, I’ve … Continue reading

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Weekend wag the dog: 5/11/12

In this week’s weekend wag the dog, Clifford and Gracie bravely face down their first exposure to finals at Wellesley.

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The human gut microbiome

One of the really exciting developments within evolutionary and human biology over the past decade has been the gradual expansion in understanding of what an individual represents. Not much more than a decade ago, a lot of people might have … Continue reading

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The virtues of academic blogging

Martin Weller, writing in the Chronicle on, “The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity”: In terms of intellectual fulfillment, creativity, networking, impact, productivity, and overall benefit to my scholarly life, blogging wins hands down. I have written books, produced online … Continue reading

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Weekend wag the dog: 4/29/12

Clifford the dog loves other dogs. Clifford the dog loves other dogs so much that we, his owners, felt bad every time he would get home from his walks and be stuck with us, mere humans, in his presence. So, … Continue reading

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Weekend wag the dog: 4/20/2012

Clifford’s sabbatical from Weekend Wag the Dog continues for another week, as I am in Arizona with the family visiting my parents. So today I’ll pass along a picture of my son posing with newly signed Cleveland Indian and major-league … Continue reading

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Weekend wag the dog: 4/7/12

In this week’s episode, Clifford lays claim to his piece of the evolutionary tree.

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