Sense and Nonsense tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1614640 2012-12-18T11:33:49-05:00 Jack Tierney TypePad Moving This Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55178b8988833017c34be3eaf970b 2012-12-18T11:33:49-05:00 2012-12-18T12:07:56-05:00 I'm moving this blog from the Typepad blogging platform over to Wordpress. If you reached this blog by referral from somewhere else, you probably came to see a particular post. It's still here. All new posts (starting December 18, 2012), will be found at the new Sense and Nonsense, here. Please bookmark the change and continue to read at the new location. Many thanks. John

I'm moving this blog from the Typepad blogging platform over to Wordpress. If you reached this blog by referral from somewhere else, you probably came to see a particular post. It's still here. All new posts (starting December 18, 2012), will be found at the new Sense and Nonsense, here.  Please bookmark the change and continue to read at the new location. Many thanks. 

 

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 http://johntierney.typepad.com/sense_and_nonsense/2012/12/moving-this-blog.html Appearance on WBUR's "Radio Boston" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55178b8988833017d3ec40fc7970c 2012-12-13T17:11:26-05:00 2012-12-13T17:11:26-05:00 On Dec. 12, I was a guest on WBUR's "Radio Boston," a program produced by this NPR affiliate. The topic of the show was Advanced Placement courses, spurred by this piece I wrote in October for TheAtlantic.com. You can go to the WBUR website to hear it or listen to it here: Radioboston_1212_advanced-placement John

On Dec. 12, I was a guest on WBUR's "Radio Boston," a program produced by this NPR affiliate.  The topic of the show was Advanced Placement courses, spurred by this piece I wrote in October for TheAtlantic.com.

You can go to the WBUR website to hear it or listen to it here:

 

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 http://johntierney.typepad.com/sense_and_nonsense/2012/12/appearance-on-wburs-radio-boston.html Hiring PhDs in Political Science tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55178b8988833017c344fdf7e970b 2012-12-05T16:35:42-05:00 2012-12-05T16:35:42-05:00 Interesting article from The Chronicle of Higher Education. John
Interesting article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
 http://johntierney.typepad.com/sense_and_nonsense/2012/12/hiring-phds-in-political-science.html The Entire Known Universe at Your Fingertips tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55178b8988833017c34481edf970b 2012-12-04T20:15:43-05:00 2012-12-04T20:15:43-05:00 An old friend sent me this today. Pretty amazing. The entire known universe to scale, at your control, on your mouse or track pad, for your perusal. http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white May take a moment to load... hit Start... then slide the button at the bottom of screen (or use the mouse wheel). You can click on any item about which you want more information. John

An old friend sent me this today. Pretty amazing.

The entire known universe to scale, at your control, on your mouse or track pad, for your perusal.

 http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white

May take a moment to load... hit Start... then slide the button at the bottom of screen (or use the mouse wheel). You can click on any item about which you want more information.

 http://johntierney.typepad.com/sense_and_nonsense/2012/12/the-entire-known-universe-at-your-fingertips.html Talk of the Nation Appearance tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55178b8988833017d3e734c73970c 2012-12-04T09:44:08-05:00 2012-12-04T09:44:08-05:00 On Monday, Dec. 3, I was on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," talking about a piece I wrote in October for TheAtlantic.com about AP courses. You can listen to it here. John

On Monday, Dec. 3, I was on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," talking about a piece I wrote in October for TheAtlantic.com about AP courses. You can listen to it here.

 

 

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