good stuff

Don’t count on a college degree getting you a better job. approximately 60 percent of the increase in the number of college graduates from 1992 to 2008 worked in jobs that the BLS considers relatively low skilled—occupations where many participants have only high school diplomas and often even less. Only a minority of the increment… Read more

Lots of hand-wringing and snark after Kathy Griffin took a shot at Bristol Palin; grown folks who ought to know better saying things like “…the second Bristol joined a reality TV show, she took herself out of the off limits category.”  Yeah, like you a$$holes really tore into Florence Henderson, didn’t you? My only observation… Read more

Scientists make a career out of explicating the obvious Teenagers respond differently to drugs than adults, and early use may lead to long-lasting effects on brain development, according to new research. A study presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, in San Diego last week, shows people who start using marijuana at a young age… Read more

Mine doesn’t look so hot when check its report card. Tip from Phi Beta Cons. Update (13 October). Elementary and high schools have report cards, too. Tip from Flowing Data. Update (21 October). California’s community colleges have about the same success rate as UTSA. Tip from Joanne Jacobs. Update (26 October). I did some no-brainer… Read more

…goes to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.  The Chinese government has validated his qualifications in the strongest possible terms. Liu is currently enjoying an 11-year sabbatical sponsored by the Peoples’ Republic. Update (10 October). The folks at Language Log help us Foreign Devils pronounce our hero’s name. Update (23 October).  The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel… Read more

is…spaghetti tacos!  I’m working on an extra cheesy puffy taco version. Read more

I’ve had my biostatistics students do these surveys for years; now the New York Times is getting into the act. Tip from The Corner. Read more