- I’ve been working with the editor of Books and Culture to launch a web-exclusive series entitled Science in Focus. Each week of a given month, a scientist or mathematician will give their insight into a given book (or article or film, even!) The series launched today and I hope you’ll check it out. Be on the lookout for posts each Wednesday. Coming soon, you’ll see reviews from Robert Talbert, Vanessa Fitsanakis, Andy Rundquist, Elise Crull, Jim Kakalios, Tim Slater, and several other fascinating folks. Each one has a different point of view on the book they’re reviewing. Together they illustrate the wonderful multi-faceted nature of science and math.
- Global Physics Department starts back up tonight after a brief break for the holidays. (What is GPD? It’s a weekly online meeting of physics education folks, secondary and higher ed, who get together to talk about matters relating to our work. Personally, I’ve found it to be the best professional development series ever.) This evening, I’ll be talking about using Mendeley, particularly in why and I how I start talking to my students very early on about reference management. Andy Rundquist will also talk about using BiBTeX, which I’m excited to learn more about. GPD starts up at 9:30 Eastern, 8:30 Central most Wednesday nights.
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