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A senator defends objective truth—and no one listens

February 11, 2018 chriscosper

Who would have thought that objective truth needed a defense on the floor of the U.S. Senate? On January 17,…

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Not as crazy (or original) as I thought

January 24, 2018 chriscosper

Have you ever written a “crazy person letter” to a politician, a newspaper, or someone else, advocating for something that…

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Recognizing a “Scholarship of Reporting” in defense of objective truth

November 24, 2017 chriscosper

Do you remember the CNN apple and banana ad?  I got there first, but my prescient article languished in the…

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Opinion piece in Common Edge

September 5, 2017 chriscosper

Curious about the state of architectural research?  Of course you are!  For my opinion piece in Common Edge outlining three…

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Summers off

August 18, 2017 chriscosper

As an educator, I am constantly asked if I am enjoying my “summer off.” The image above is a sampling…

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A Perfect Mess: The Unlikely Ascendancy of American Higher Education

August 5, 2017 chriscosper

Image from the University of Chicago Press In A Perfect Mess: The Unlikely Ascendancy of American Higher Education, David F.…

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Filed under: higher education

Phil Collins, academic writer?

August 3, 2017 chriscosper

Journal #1:  Your work is too broad for an article in our journal. I made some minors edits…. Journal #2:…

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Filed under: publishing

Welcome to the Mococo

July 29, 2017 chriscosper

Architectural styles in the 20th century included Eclecticism, Modernism, Post Modernism, and Deconstructivism.  What should we call the architecture of…

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Filed under: architecture

Movin’ On Up

July 22, 2017 chriscosper

On a recent visit to New York, I sought out this Upper East Side apartment building.  Why?  The design quality? …

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Filed under: architecture

When you are published with a hoax

July 5, 2017 chriscosper

Morning routine, one Monday, a few weeks ago:  Drinking hot, black tea (with honey and lemon) and reading the daily…

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