Mon, Jan 28th, 2008
Every morning, I wake up to our local NPR affiliate, North Country Public Radio. I’m generally not a huge fan of NCPR’s local coverage, mostly because I find it mind-numbingly dull. Having grown up in Philadelphia, no news seems complete to me without a discussion of the previous night’s murders; however, NCPR does a fine […]
Sat, Jan 26th, 2008
Chief finding in the study: people aren’t reading like they used to. The biggest declines come with the younger readers, with Americans aged 15-24 spending just 7 minutes daily reading, on average. Related to this decline are piss-poor results for reading scores. According to the report, “reading scores for 12th-grade readers fell significantly from 1992 […]
Tue, Jan 15th, 2008
YouTube - Banned from Buffet two guys talk to Jimmy Kimmel about it
Fri, Jan 11th, 2008
AT&T and Other ISPs May Be Getting Ready to Filter - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
Encrypted connections FTW.
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I am an assistant professor of sociology at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, USA. I hold a BA in Philosophy and a BS in Agricultural Science from Penn State, and my MS and PhD are from Cornell University in Development Sociology.
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Being vegan in a non-vegan world
An informative and practical guide on veganism written with my wife Jenna.