Thoughts and links

By erik, on December 28th, 2010%

Here are some things that have caught my attention in the last week or two:

This is from a few weeks ago, but still worthwhile.  The Economist has an article entitled “The disposable academic: Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time,” which argues that a Ph.D. takes too long and carries too . . . → Read More: Thoughts and links

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A few links to prove I’m not dead

By erik, on February 5th, 2010%

Chuck Tryon has an interesting personal post about the death of Miramax.

Christy Dena has an inspirational post about transitioning from the “Training Wheels” of  the Ph.D. to whatever comes next.

Some liveblogging about a talk by Julie Cohen about networked selves.

Some of my own stuff:

Have I told you I am coblogging about . . . → Read More: A few links to prove I’m not dead

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Some links, many about Detroit

By erik, on April 26th, 2009%

Here are some Sunday morning links foryou, many of them local.

NPR has been runnin a lot of stories about Detroit latel in their “Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit” series. Of particular interest is Detroit’s Big Screen Image Problem, Why Can’t Detroit Cash in on its Music Scene? and Why I Love Detroit, and This Sculpture. . . . → Read More: Some links, many about Detroit

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