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A Missed Connection
A report by the National Academy of Sciences has gotten some attention this week, pointing out some of the causes of low female participation in the sciences and other math-heavy areas in higher...
View ArticleA Missed Connection: Follow Up
Last month I wrote a surprisingly popular post about the possibility of unforeseen side effects that can come with female-friendly policies in academia. My basic argument was that giving only the...
View ArticleTesting the Tests (Anecdotally)
A Washington Post blog has an interesting story about a very successful businessman and school board member who took a standardized test meant for 10th graders in his district. He failed the math...
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