Finding new paths in academia and outside the ivory walls. Awkward encounters in the halls of the ivory tower are certainly not unusual. But then one day I was the perpetrator of an awkward encounter with a prospective PhD student visiting campus.

November 20, 2014 by thedustbiter. We have everything we need plus a little extra.

Monday, March 24, 2014. I should have remembered, because I know the last time I regularly burst into tears on the subway, years and years ago. After I say it, it gets easier. So, here is my best guess.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015. I nearly resigned a couple of times but decided to wait it out and see how the new Big Giant Head worked out. During the evolution of Project Insanity from amoebic feasibility study to full-blown multicellular apex terror, my position in the center seems to have morphed from data analyst to something closer to a project manager. Thursday, April 3, 2014.

If the purpose of art is the same as the purpose of teaching, is teaching therefore an art? Friday, January 11, 2013. In which something new happens. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. This also seems a moment to reflect on blogging. When I first began blogging at Raining Cats and Dogma. I was about to defend my dissertation, take on my first full-time position, and become a father of twins.

Finding The Way as we habituate to the feeling of drowning. How should I deal with discouragement as a graduate student? July 23, 2012. A friend recently sent me an article that I wanted to share on the blog. Asked this question over at StackExchange. How should I deal with discouragement as a graduate student? You can read his full post here.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015. How to Start a Postdoc Union. First you need people before you do anything. How to start a union. Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Unions got your back though. Unions provide a formal way to resolve grievances if they cannot be resolved otherwise. With a union your University will no longer be able to unilaterall.