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Here’s an interesting little nugget: “basic research,” like the atomic bomb, was born in July 1945. The term did not … Continued
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Whenever I hear people whine about some allegedly soul-destroying atrocity in the academy and wondering what happened to the “heart” … Continued
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…that the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Canadian University Education was released. In 1990, in the midst of … Continued
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