Tag Archives: Humanities

Regrets, I’ve Not Had a Few

Posted on January 24, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Maybe it’s just my relative youth, but it has occurred to me that I don’t actually think that I have any regrets. I mean: in some ways, it would have been nice to transition before puberty, but can I honestly … Continue reading →

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You Probably Need My Services

Posted on January 5, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

I’m pleased to announce that I have now exited the ranks of the unemployed and joined the burgeoning ranks of the under-employed! More particularly, I now have a job editing academic papers; my educational background allows me to edit both natural … Continue reading →

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The World Needs More Humanists

Posted on October 15, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

Speaking from personal experience, one of the big questions in public outreach for the Sciences is: How do we get more students into STEM?  The question which seems, unfortunately, to be left unasked is: how many scientists, technologists, engineers and … Continue reading →

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I Really Don’t Think “Humanities” Means What You Think It Means…

Posted on July 20, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I was, as you know, quite impressed by the actual lectures in the Humanities given during this program–so much so, as a matter of fact, that I opted to join the Space Humanities department during my two weeks of independent … Continue reading →

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Am I Being Stupid?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

One of the things that first attracted me to the Space Studies Program was its inter-disciplinarity. I liked the idea on paper, but in practice I figured that it would be lip-service and that the bulk of the program would … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Future

Posted on December 21, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I think I’m done with Physics now. The process of my Master’s Degree has left me feeling disenchanted. For the last several years, I have felt like a cog in a vast machine–and not a particularly necessary cog either. Beyond … Continue reading →

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What I Want To Do With My Life

Posted on September 26, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

So, we’ve established by this point that I want above anything else to be a writer. We’ve also established that it is, in fact, very difficult to make one’s living on writing alone, so the overwhelming likelihood is that I … Continue reading →

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This is a Perfect Example of What I’m Talking About

Posted on May 23, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

One of the major themes that I have running through this blog is that people in the Sciences and people in the Humanities fundamentally do not understand one another, one account of the fact that sciences are inherently apolitical whereas … Continue reading →

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Academic Warfare

Posted on March 8, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

One thing that I have never understood is why members of certain academic fields view other fields with outright hostility. Understand, I’m not talking about the friendly rivalry that is shared between related fields, such as Physics and Engineering. In … Continue reading →

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