Comments on: Faculty blogging http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Computing Chris » Blog Archive » Blogs in Academia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4306 Computing Chris » Blog Archive » Blogs in Academia Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:48:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/#comment-4306 [...] UPDATE: Cosmic Variance also posted recently on blogging within academia - with a slight emphasis on physics. [...] [...] UPDATE: Cosmic Variance also posted recently on blogging within academia – with a slight emphasis on physics. [...]

]]> By: Jacques Distler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4305 Jacques Distler Sat, 01 Oct 2005 05:34:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/#comment-4305 <blockquote>With respect to physics, I think the lack of a standard and easy way to blog with LaTeX mathematical typesetting is limiting the kinds of ideas that can be expressed over blogs to those of a relatively non-technical nature.</blockquote> Some people think <a href="http://www.steelypips.org/principles/2005_07_24_principlearchive.php?show_id=112255546716585921#a31303a3335616d" rel="nofollow">that's a <em>good</em> thing</a>. <blockquote>... but if one is considering a faculty blog similar to U of C's school of law, I think we still have a few steps to go in widely implementing the prerequisite technology.</blockquote> We're working on it. But, yeah, there's still quite a way to go ...

With respect to physics, I think the lack of a standard and easy way to blog with LaTeX mathematical typesetting is limiting the kinds of ideas that can be expressed over blogs to those of a relatively non-technical nature.

Some people think that’s a good thing.

… but if one is considering a faculty blog similar to U of C’s school of law, I think we still have a few steps to go in widely implementing the prerequisite technology.

We’re working on it. But, yeah, there’s still quite a way to go …

]]> By: Flip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 Flip Sat, 01 Oct 2005 01:33:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/#comment-4304 With respect to physics, I think the lack of a standard and easy way to blog with LaTeX mathematical typesetting is limiting the kinds of ideas that can be expressed over blogs to those of a relatively non-technical nature. This isn't to say that this is necessarily a poor thing (for one, I imagine such blogs do wonders for the image of physicists in the public eye), but if one is considering a faculty blog similar to U of C's school of law, I think we still have a few steps to go in widely implementing the prerequisite technology. With respect to physics, I think the lack of a standard and easy way to blog with LaTeX mathematical typesetting is limiting the kinds of ideas that can be expressed over blogs to those of a relatively non-technical nature. This isn’t to say that this is necessarily a poor thing (for one, I imagine such blogs do wonders for the image of physicists in the public eye), but if one is considering a faculty blog similar to U of C’s school of law, I think we still have a few steps to go in widely implementing the prerequisite technology.

]]> By: x34T92 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4303 x34T92 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:33:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/#comment-4303 Law professor bloggers are the worst. Instahack, Volokh, Assrocket... Law professor bloggers are the worst. Instahack, Volokh, Assrocket…

]]> By: Fernando Pereira http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-4302 Fernando Pereira Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:22:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/30/faculty-blogging/#comment-4302 <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/" rel="nofollow">Language Log</a> is the oldest faculty blog I know of. Started by Mark Liberman (a colleague of mine at Penn), it is writen by Mark and linguists from several other universities. It has a much serious linguistics, psychology, and other social sciences, but also great humor. Language Log is the oldest faculty blog I know of. Started by Mark Liberman (a colleague of mine at Penn), it is writen by Mark and linguists from several other universities. It has a much serious linguistics, psychology, and other social sciences, but also great humor.

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