Science is 'Kaleidoscopic'

Science is collaborative in a variety of ways: many individuals working on the same or related problems, and those individuals employing several distinct methodologies to attack those problem clusters.

Keeping Students in College

I've learned a lot about things that help retain college students this past year as a first-year advisor.

Discrimination & Discretion

Discrimination should be strongest within aspects of the criminal justice system in which cops, lawyers, & judges have the most leeway to push hard or let it slide.

Meritocracy & the "Great Man" Myth

A commitment to meritocracy stems from the "great man" myth that science only progresses from genius to genius.

College & Intellectual Culture

A huge thing college did for me was make me aware intellectual culture exists. 

Scalable Adequacy

Elite institutions designed to get "the best of the best" aren't scalable. Instead, there's value in setting up systems that succeed with mediocre participants.