We were recently in Scotland, and we visited the Isle of Coll, off of the west coast. We took the ferry from Oban. The Isle of Coll is relatively small, and less than 200 people live there now. It is a lovely place, and well worth visiting. We uploaded some of our pictures of Coll…
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Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society, Part II – starting June 26, 2017
Part II of my Coursera course Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society will launch June 26: https://www.coursera.org/learn/social-science-research-chinese-society The emphasis is on providing a basic understanding of key elements in the process of designing and conducting a social science research study, with an emphasis on examples related to China. It is not China-specific,…
Photos from Kyushu, Japan 日本九州照片
We recently had the opportunity to visit Kyushu. We visited Fukuoka, Yufuin, Kitsuki, and Kurokawa. We also made brief side trips to Aso and Dazaifu. Outside of Fukuoka we mainly stayed in ryokan that served fantastic meals, in many cases in our rooms, so I have an unusually large number of food pictures in each…
Changjiang Scholar
I was named a Changjiang Scholar (长江学者) at Central China Normal University (华中师范大学) with the title of Visiting Professor of early modern and contemporary Chinese history (中国近现代史 讲座教授), 2016-2019. This is the highest academic honor conferred on individual scholars by the PRC Ministry of Education. Only a limited number of overseas scholars are recognized every year,…
Kelso Dunes in the Mojave Desert
I sorted and reprocessed some old photos from our visits to the Kelso Dunes in the Mojave Desert back when we lived in LA. The results are up in a gallery in my Smugmug site. As time permits, I hope to continue sorting my old photos and uploading them to share. Below are some sample…
New web page for our undergraduate program, Quantitative Social Analysis
Our new undergraduate program, Quantitative Social Analysis, has a new web page. Check it out! We’re admitting our first students for the fall 2017 intake.
Promotion video for my Coursera Course
The promo video for my Coursera course Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society is now up. Enjoy!
Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, on a clear winter day
We spent a day hiking around Arthur’s Seat while we were in Edinburgh. The weather was lovely. The pictures from our hike around Arthur’s Seat are here. Here are some highlights:
Pitlochry, Scotland
Over Christmas break, we were in Edinburgh. We made a side trip to beautiful Pitlochry up in the highlands. The highlight was a hike up the Bealach trail, then a diversion to the base of Ben Vrackie trail and around Loch a’Choire, down to Killiecrankie, and then along the river back to Pitlochry. The photos…
The conscience of an ex-conservative
I moved this back here from Medium since I ended up not visiting that site very often. Watching the slow-motion train wreck that is the Republican Party, the ending of the Lord of the Flies comes to mind. I feel like the naval officer who comes upon Ralph at the very end, and is shocked…