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It’s good to be back

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot1 Reply
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Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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1. I join a circle of friends in the hotel lobby. We haven’t seen each other in months, but it’s the first day of the conference and I am exhausted from travel. All I can do is mutter repeatedly, “it’s so good to see you; it’s really good to see you.” My friends smile and…

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In defense of gossip

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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When I was little, the culture within China around me was such that the most natural question following “what do you (or your parents) do?” is “how much do you (they) earn?” Sometimes the second question is phrased as “oh so that’s like $5k a month, right?” which leads to the same effect. Nobody thought…

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Some suggestions for inclusive practices

Posted on Author KinoPosted in For reference, Life in Academia, Scattered Plot1 Reply
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I haven’t been writing for a while. A lot has been happening and maybe I’ll write about them later. But right now, I’m trying to get back to writing. I was talking with some people lately about my climate survey. I talked about what surprising things we might learn from something like this (e.g., men…

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Ready to Learn

Posted on Author JessicaPosted in Blooming, Buzzing Confusion, Life in Academia
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Jessica
Jessica studies the philosophy of cognitive science.In particular, she is interested in what cognitive science and neuroscience can tell us about visual perception, how we understand mathematics, and how we make moral judgments.Jessica is a guest writer, posting under the banner "Blooming, Buzzing Confusion."
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I absolutely believe that teachers can and should learn from students. I’ve heard that sentiment expressed often throughout my teaching career and honestly, I never paused to think about it. It seemed uncontroversial, if not obvious, to me. But after some lively pushback and discussion among friends, I think it’s well worth an attempt to…

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Not here to learn

Posted on Author KinoPosted in Life in Academia, Scattered Plot
Kino
Kino
Kino specializes in the philosophy of statistics and its application in the social sciences. She looks at the methodology of social sciences in general but psychology in particular through the lens of data analysis. Kino posts under the banner "Scattered Plot".
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I found a hilarious article on McSweeney’s making fun of the expression “students teach me as much as I teach them”, which teachers sometimes voice. I followed it up with a comment that I find it weird when teachers or presenters start the class or workshop with something like “I’m here to also learn from…

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