INSIDE HIGHER ED ignores 9/11 evidence

April 23, 2011Inside Higher Ed Ignores 9/11 EvidenceBy Jim FetzerA relatively obscure conflict between the Editors-in-Chief of an international journal for philosophy of science and the Guest Editors of a special issue on "Evolution and It's Rivals" has led to the call for a boycott of the journal until the Editors-in-Chief correct an action that is widely viewed as having been inappropriate. In a column about this controversy in INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION,...

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Just because you are retired doesn’t mean you’re done!

Just because you are retired doesn’t mean you’re done!"Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated!" -- attributed to Mark TwainHaving recently discovered that the University of Minnesota publishes a newsletter for retired faculty, I thought that some of those who are in that category might enjoy reading about one of their own, who was among the first ten faculty appointed as Distinguished McKnight University Professors in 1996, when the program was...

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Flossing Can Be Murder: Inventor becomes victim of apparent corporation scam

Flossing Can Be Murder: Inventor becomes victim of apparent corporation scamSean DixEditor's Preface: Sean Dix has invented an ingenious device known as "the floss ring". He brought it to Johnson & Johnson (hereafter "J&J") in 1994, unaware that J&J had been attempting to develop a similar product of its own, but without success. That began a series of horrendous experiences that culminated on 21 December 2009, with an apparent attempt...

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DAVID FERRIE: WHY HE IS IMPORTANT IN THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

DAVID FERRIE: WHY HE IS IMPORTANT IN THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION -- AND EFFORTS BEING MADE TO HIDE ITJudyth Vary BakerDavid made a joke about me and Mary Sherman and himself when we three met for the first time. “Dr. Mary, Dr. Ferrie, and Dr. Vary!” he laughed. He repeated “Mary, Ferrie and Vary” a few more times that summer. It was an example of Dave’s wit and affability.Today, efforts are being made to erase all traces of David Ferrie as an active...

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