News from the Chronicles - May 2012


Thinking like a scientist

From an interview in The Humanist with New Jersey congressman Rush Holt: The Humanist: How do you define critical thinking? Rush Holt:  Let me define instead what I like to call “thinking like a scientist.” It’s asking questions that can be answered based on evidence; it’s expressing questions in a way that allows someone to check your work. If you don’t have both of those elements, it’s too easy to fool yourself or to get lazy in…


Phlood Maymester exhibition

The Lamar Dodd School of Art presents "phlood," a one day show of Maymester student work on Tuesday June 5, 2012. The show includes graduate and undergraduate students working with animation, heroic painting*, printmaking and construction paper boat forms. A reception will be held from 4-6 pm, with animation showings at 4:30 and 5:30 pm in room 150 of the school of art. The reception is free and the public is invited to attend. *A bit of an odd…

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