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If much of the interest of high-quality papers lies between the lines—in the metaphorical fire that a paper lights in…
I would also recommend that potential grad students make inquiries into how far the compensation package actually goes towards cost…
It’s a mix. I’m still in the UAE with my family, and we feel safe. But some students and faculty…
In the above comment, Michel wrote: “As an aside, every once in a while I check out how the chatbots…
I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
Cass Sunstein, professor at Harvard and regular visiting professor at Chicago, will now be teaching at neither institution as he prepares to join the Obama Administration as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. I have not spoken to Cass, but I assume he is taking a leave of absence, and I'm sure either Harvard or Chicago would be delighted to have him back in four or eight years when his government work is done.
UPDATE: More details here.
My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…