It seems to me that there are few things as simple as asking someone else to give up, to lie down and let it go. It also seems to me that there are few things as hard as giving up,... Continue Reading →
I am not an optimist. I am a realist. I realize that we directly shape the world around us. I realize that if everyone treated each other well, kindly for the sake of making the world better, without considering the... Continue Reading →
Perhaps language is like a manual transmission. You let a whole bunch of people use it without training, practice or giving a damn and it's pretty soon gonna have its guts all dug out. Welcome to facebook. Ancilleno Davis, PhD.... Continue Reading →
Two men enter a wilderness trail side by side and before long, they come to a stick blocking the path. One man looks to the other and says we have to move this stick, the other says, the path is... Continue Reading →
Statistically speaking, if you took into account the number of International students and faculty in your academic department versus the number of domestic students and faculty, would the people in your faculty meetings, Christmas parties, search committees or other social... Continue Reading →
If I contribute to this community and you tell me "discussions that impact my health, well-being or safety are not appropriate for forums within our community"... you should not expect me to succeed or persist in the community. This is... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, I am writing this in response, partly to questions and concerns of my fellow international students. I had already intended to write a post about recent changes in the local and global climate. Most importantly, if I do... Continue Reading →
As I hear about the studies my colleagues are doing, I consider the ethics of the work. Much of it surrounds trapping, surgery, labeling, sex, mating and eventually death, and dismemberment, though death and dismemberment are not always in that... Continue Reading →
As you trickle back into your classrooms, dorm rooms and offices, you can feel the somber mood. There is tension as people wait for what comes next. The world has changed over the past year in ways few would have... Continue Reading →
Science and Perspective 