There are more than 1 million drones registered in the U.S. Most of them belong to people flying them for fun, but a growing number are used commercially. Companies including Amazon, UPS, Google and DHL are already exploring ways to deliver packages with drones instead of trucks. Our new research has measured how that shift would change how the U.S. uses energy, and the […] … learn more→
Author Archives: Kevin
Delivering packages with drones might be good for the environment
De-stuffing your writing: or the the bumper list of words and phrases you could delete to make your writing more concise
As you probably already know Inger, Shaun and I are writing a book about Academic Writing Trouble and How to Fix It that distills the advice you would get if you took us out for lunch and asked us your most pressing questions. I’d love to have lunch with every single one of you, but […] … learn more→
5 essentials for transferring Colleges
As a college student, you are on your own. You are living your best life (let’s face it, the college years are some of the best years!) and you are doing your own thing while trying to earn a degree. The beauty of higher education is that you aren’t limited to the colleges or universities […] … learn more→
Get the picture? How not to use images in the thesis
Thinking of using images in your thesis? Good idea. And easy to do with everything now being digital. I love an image. I enjoy a photograph. I like a good diagram. I’m happy pouring over a graph or table. But not always. And I’m not alone. Key thesis readers, the examiners, are not always thrilled when […] … learn more→
Lesbian Provost fired for corruption
In earlier essays I mentioned how once a Social Justice Warrior gets control of hiring, it’s a lockdown: all further hires are SJWs, or Progressives, or Leftists, or whatever you want to call them. Now, as evidence for my claim I could simply point to the strong Leftist leanings of the admin/faculty/staff on our campuses: […] … learn more→
Finance for aviation scholarships and student grants from ACS
A good education is your ticket to a well-paid job, a satisfying career and a good lifestyle where you get to live your dream. The reality though is that education is expensive and many young people don’t have the means to finance university degrees and college courses. Fortunately, you don’t have to carry the entire financial burden yourself. ACS can help you in getting the education that […] … learn more→
Teaching assistant robots will reinvent academia
Bank clerks, hotel receptionists and assembly line workers might eventually be replaced by technology because their roles are structured and repetitive in nature. For those in higher education, there is the reassurance that teaching students, grading assignments and undertaking research require the services of a living, breathing academic. A permanent position is still exactly that, […] … learn more→
So…What’s the plan?
The Missing Plan for States in the Higher Education Act As calls for a federal-state partnership in higher education increase and discussions around state incentives continue, federal lawmakers should use this reauthorization opportunity to include a new state plan requirement in the Higher Education Act (HEA). In most of the major federal statutes governing the […] … learn more→
Pizzagate rabbithole: Who feeds the pigs?
A recent “suicide” leads me to write again of things besides higher education, and see as it’s Friday, let’s have a little thought experimet: Mark Salling committed suicide and his cause of death was asphyxia by hanging, coroner’s report reveals This is the second Glee actor to commit suicide. This particular guy was under investigation […] … learn more→
Destroying the Gutenberg galaxy of books will leave a black hole
Academics in the liberal arts face many personal and professional anxieties, but there is one deep concern that underlies them all: the demise of the book. Opening the pages of a library book was for centuries a source of unalloyed intellectual, spiritual and social pleasure for all academics. That experience was a treasure we shared […] … learn more→
