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The Tunisian Revolution on Facebook?
by Weiner I’m not sure if David Kirkpatrick, author of the pro-Mark Zuckerberg The Facebook Effect, and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times journalist recently reporting from Tunisia, are the same...
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How Octomom Became a Contagious Cyborg: A Reflection
by Luce In January 2009 the media midwifed a new hybrid species and dubbed it Octomom. Octomom was 33-year-old Nadya Suleman, a California woman who had an unknown number of eggs implanted using IVF...
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Going Beyond “The Revolution Will (Not) Be Tweeted”
by Luce This blog has already broached the question of what causal role we ascribe to technology in historical events, particularly in recent revolutions and uprisings in Tunisia and now Egypt. Malcolm...
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Thoughts on Egypt
by Weiner One can’t help but feel energized by recent events in Egypt. Though I’ve studied the Middle East a bit in my day, I’m by no means an expert and am wary of making any forecasts or even...
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The “Gay Girl in Damascus” Hoax: Some Reflections
I’m pleased to once again be able to introduce a great guest post from friend-of-PhD-Octopus, Mircea, who takes on the case of the mythical Syrian lesbian blogger, Amina, and its personal and...
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Romney, Bain, Letters, and Archives
by David Mitt in the middle, celebrating his first love, money, along with the boys of Bain capital People in both parties are attacking GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney for his time at Bain Capital, a...
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Ph.D. Octopus versus Peer Review
by David The Ph.D Octopus (image by Parsiri Audcharevorakul) Today we launched the official Ph.D. Octopus Facebook page. We’re finally entering the 21st century, I guess. Heck, we haven’t even really...
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