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Archive for December 31st, 2007

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Year-end peer review

By Thoreau
Another post in my continuing inside look at peer review in the scientific community. (I promise this won’t be as long as some of the others.)
I spent much of today reviewing a manuscript for an optics journal. The paper was on a problem that I hadn’t worked on before, but I’ve worked [...]

Monday, December 31st, 2007

How can/should cultures preserve themselves?

By Thoreau
I’ve noticed a lot of people saying, in regard to immigration, “Cultures have a right to preserve themselves.” This is said by a lot of people, including those who support allowing more people in but still retaining some limit. Now, there are lots of things to be said for or against allowing [...]