May 2012
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May 30th
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Academic Presentation Tips →
As I prepare to deliver a few talks at the 2012 CSA Congress, I thought this guide might come in handy for others. It isn’t geared towards those in the Social Sciences, but I’ve found it to be the best (and most honest) guide out there.
May 25th
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May 25th
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Draft: The Most Comma Mistakes →
Rules about when to use and not to use commas are legion. But certain errors keep popping up.
May 24th
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May 18th
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Fuck Yeah Sociology!: Where Are The Sociologists? →
globalsociology: That is the question asked by Aditya Chakrabortty in this Guardian piece: “At the start of the banking crisis, the air was thick with the sound of lachrymose economists. How did they miss the biggest crash since 1929? Professors at the LSE were asked that very question…
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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'Human nature' is just the sum of our social...
hyaena-girl: phoenixsingerpdx: santorum2016: No. Our social relations are the result of human nature. Marx was an idiot.  Human nature is a nonsensical term that nobody knows the meaning of or can define. Its like freedom or liberty. Its an overused bullshit term. ^that.
May 16th
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May 13th
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“Although it may lie in the background, out of sight, a tension between those who...”
– Robert Heilbroner
May 12th
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May 11th
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May 8th
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The Social Life of Things →
May 4th
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“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe...”
– Noam Chomsky (via fuckyeahchomsky)
May 3rd
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