When Elliot Rodger set out to kill what he described as “hot” sorority women, his actions set off a nationwide discussion about sexism. That Rodger had posted a YouTube video and an extensive manifesto stating his murderous intentions, and that he had frequented an online message board called PUAHate, where users employed extremely misogynistic language […] … learn more→

Some of the things I learnt about myself during my PhD journey. Investigating how accountants perceive fairness in the workplace has been an enlightening and rewarding endeavour, despite the many hurdles faced and the length of time it took to complete as a part-time doctoral degree. However, presenting a constructivist piece of research to a […] … learn more→

One of the advantages, I suppose, of living now is that we can access “academic” items immediately and participate in a “discourse” about these items, supposedly. I am not saying I want us to go back to the times when monks illuminated manuscripts to let future generations know exactly how they felt about many things […] … learn more→

I’ve ranted more than a few times about the wildly overpaid administration in higher education. I’ve advanced the notion that if administration weren’t paid such stupid-huge sums, we probably could afford to pay faculty a living wage, and wouldn’t need to put students in a lifetime of debt for college coursework that is, for the […] … learn more→

On May 28, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology passed the First Act. Among other things, the legislation would cut some $50-million in funds to the National Science Foundation for research in the social sciences. Elected officials might have more than one reason to oppose NSF support for the social sciences. First, social […] … learn more→

Google’s Android now dominates 80% of the smart phone market. Of the major phone operating systems, Android is the most vulnerable to security breaches and yet perceptions haven’t caught up with reality. People simply aren’t as worried, or as careful, as they ought to be. If you’re using an Android and aren’t too concerned, maybe […] … learn more→

Many people talk about becoming a different person in a foreign language—funnier or bolder or more suave. What they don’t mention is that, on the way, you become a computer. That’s what struck me last month when reading about “Eugene Goostman,” the first machine to pass the Turing Test, by convincing 10 of 30 judges […] … learn more→