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About proftp

I teach political science and bioethics as an adjunct at a CUNY school.

Leh 300: study guide! Whoo-hoo!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by proftp

Allrighty, here she be: Quiz: February 28 Quiz guide: 20 will appear on the quiz 1. What is a gene? 2. What is a genome? 3. What is an allele? 4. How many chromosomes total are contained in a cell … Continue reading →

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Leh 300: Genome a cipher, not a blueprint

Posted on February 6, 2013 by proftp

PZ Myers has a nice post on how the human (or any organism’s) genome does—and does not—work: There is no blueprint, no map. That’s not how the system works. What you actually find in the genome are coding genes that … Continue reading →

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Pol 150 Final Exam

Posted on December 16, 2012 by proftp

Contemporary Political Issues Final Exam  Choose ONE of the following issues: *Fiscal cliff negotiations *Whether and how the US or any outside power should intervene in Syria *Whether the US government should fund research on human embryos Note: This is … Continue reading →

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Pol 150: Hydrofracking articles

Posted on December 10, 2012 by proftp

Hello all. Here are the articles you should read for Thursday’s class: Chris Mooney, The Truth About Fracking, Scientific American, 10.19.11 Kathleen Hartnett White, The Fracas about Fracking, National Review, June 2012 Happy reading!

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Back to class!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by proftp

Hello all! Again, I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and sound—and that you are ready for class on Tuesday. Whoo hoo! As I mentioned in the last post, the general strategy will be: onward! Keep up … Continue reading →

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Everybody safe?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by proftp

I hope everyone is safe and secure; my cats and I made it through in Brooklyn just fine. As you know, Lehman was closed Monday and today and will be closed tomorrow, and we won’t know until Wednesday if the … Continue reading →

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Pol 150: Religion and society

Posted on October 23, 2012 by proftp

UPDATE: I just clicked on that first link—and it wouldn’t let me read the d—-d article! Okay, so here’s what you need to do: plug “is religion good for society” into your search engine. The link should show up near … Continue reading →

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Pol 150: Online reading

Posted on October 14, 2012 by proftp

I almost forgot to post the link to a reading for this week; here it is: Judith Jarvis Thomson, A Defense of Abortion

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Register to vote—and then remember to vote!

Posted on September 27, 2012 by proftp

Some students have asked about registering to vote, so here’s some info: First, the deadline for registration is October 12. If registering in-person, you have to do it by October 12, and if by mail, the form must be postmarked … Continue reading →

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Pol 150: A convenient post!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by proftp

Walter McDougall just happened to have published a blog post this month about his book, Promised Land, Crusader State and the insights therein regarding the limits to American exceptionalism. You might want to check it out.

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