I am about to head to the airport, on my way to Las Vegas for the 2011 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. I am participating in the Section on Teaching and Learning's Pre-Conference workshop and I am presenting a research paper. This will be my first visit to Las Vegas, and my third ASA annual meeting. Very excited.
Here are some links before I go...
First a bit of an update: Here is a great reflection on the UK riots and the academic and media responses by a sociologist with working class roots who is originally from London.
Very interesting story on "social engineering," or a form of low-tech hacking, performed in front of a group of peers.
Scientific American just released an issue on cities. Good stuff.
Here are three sociology related links I found first on Twitter. The first is about inequality and let's you ask how well you are doing. The next is a a suggestion from a sociology professor on how to turn Grandmother's "passing away" on exam day as a teaching moment. Finally, as the tweet that linked to this story suggested, food deserts don't exist only in urban areas, they also exist in rural areas..
I am all about government efficiency, but I worry about what the future reduction in jobs and services from the Postal Service will mean for America.
Here is a fun story about how the Bat Signal came to shine over the city of Pittsburgh. Also fun is the idea of a food fight between Detroit and Flint.
Here are some links before I go...
First a bit of an update: Here is a great reflection on the UK riots and the academic and media responses by a sociologist with working class roots who is originally from London.
Very interesting story on "social engineering," or a form of low-tech hacking, performed in front of a group of peers.
Scientific American just released an issue on cities. Good stuff.
Here are three sociology related links I found first on Twitter. The first is about inequality and let's you ask how well you are doing. The next is a a suggestion from a sociology professor on how to turn Grandmother's "passing away" on exam day as a teaching moment. Finally, as the tweet that linked to this story suggested, food deserts don't exist only in urban areas, they also exist in rural areas..
I am all about government efficiency, but I worry about what the future reduction in jobs and services from the Postal Service will mean for America.
Here is a fun story about how the Bat Signal came to shine over the city of Pittsburgh. Also fun is the idea of a food fight between Detroit and Flint.
