Mike Huben
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* [http://huben.us/public/MRH_CV2016.pdf My academic CV]. | * [http://huben.us/public/MRH_CV2016.pdf My academic CV]. | ||
* [https://www.replyall.me/peltacast/scourge-of-the-libertarians-interview-with-mike-huben/ Scourge of the Libertarians: Interview with Mike Huben]. My views on libertarianism. | * [https://www.replyall.me/peltacast/scourge-of-the-libertarians-interview-with-mike-huben/ Scourge of the Libertarians: Interview with Mike Huben]. My views on libertarianism. | ||
+ | * [[Ideas|My ideas file]]: free to anybody who wants to use them. | ||
* What I think about [[Trump|Donald Trump]]. | * What I think about [[Trump|Donald Trump]]. | ||
+ | * [[Stories from my life.]] | ||
* Here's my [http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/02/23/why-i-am-an-atheist-mike-huben/ Why I Am An Atheist] posting at Pharyngula. | * Here's my [http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/02/23/why-i-am-an-atheist-mike-huben/ Why I Am An Atheist] posting at Pharyngula. | ||
* [http://ecuadormetamorphosis.blogspot.com Metamorphosis], my blog about my rebirth as an Ecuadorean entomologist. | * [http://ecuadormetamorphosis.blogspot.com Metamorphosis], my blog about my rebirth as an Ecuadorean entomologist. | ||
+ | * [http://entclub.org/nomination-poems.html Nomination Poems for the Cambridge Entomology Club.] One of my few poetic endeavors, where the rhymes are deliberately strained for fun. | ||
* My daylily website, on this wiki: [[Diploids Resurgent]]. | * My daylily website, on this wiki: [[Diploids Resurgent]]. | ||
* [http://critiques.us/index.php?title=A_Positive_Model_Of_Rights A Positive Model Of Rights]: how I think rights really work. | * [http://critiques.us/index.php?title=A_Positive_Model_Of_Rights A Positive Model Of Rights]: how I think rights really work. | ||
− | * [http://critiques.us Critiques Of Libertarianism], my giant | + | * [http://critiques.us Critiques Of Libertarianism], my giant index of 2500+ links and writings that rebut libertarian claims. |
* [[Linear Programming]]: an innovative method of teaching a badly taught concept. | * [[Linear Programming]]: an innovative method of teaching a badly taught concept. | ||
* An idea for a [[Truth course]]. | * An idea for a [[Truth course]]. | ||
* [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20086520/Entomology/Evaniidae.pdf Annotated Key to the Ensign Wasp genera.] My primary scientific publication. | * [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20086520/Entomology/Evaniidae.pdf Annotated Key to the Ensign Wasp genera.] My primary scientific publication. | ||
+ | * [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/sigs.html My favorite signature quotations that I've been using since the 80's.] | ||
* [[Things I love and admire about Ecuador.]] | * [[Things I love and admire about Ecuador.]] | ||
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== Currently == | == Currently == | ||
[[Image:Haemactis sanguinalis, female (Blood-Red Skipper).jpg|thumb|Haemactis sanguinalis, female (Blood-Red Skipper)]] | [[Image:Haemactis sanguinalis, female (Blood-Red Skipper).jpg|thumb|Haemactis sanguinalis, female (Blood-Red Skipper)]] | ||
− | Right now, I'm in transition from teaching in the US to becoming an entomologist in Ecuador. You can read about it in my new blog [http://ecuadormetamorphosis.blogspot.com Metamorphosis]. I am engaged to [http://www.neotropicos.net/ Alina Freire Fierro], who is now a research professor at [http://www. | + | Right now, I'm in transition from teaching in the US to becoming an entomologist in Ecuador. You can read about it in my new blog [http://ecuadormetamorphosis.blogspot.com Metamorphosis]. I am engaged to [http://www.neotropicos.net/ Alina Freire Fierro], who is now a research professor at [http://www.utc.edu.ec Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi] in [[Latacunga]], Ecuador. |
I'm doing some [http://extension.referata.com/wiki/Página_principal evaluations for disease resistance in tomatoes], with 38 varieties growing so far at IKIAM. I have seed for another 80 varieties, seed for 50 varieties of peppers, and much more seed besides. | I'm doing some [http://extension.referata.com/wiki/Página_principal evaluations for disease resistance in tomatoes], with 38 varieties growing so far at IKIAM. I have seed for another 80 varieties, seed for 50 varieties of peppers, and much more seed besides. | ||
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[[Why Is Math Hard?]] | [[Why Is Math Hard?]] | ||
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+ | [[The One Ring]]: a riff on Tolkein about unit circles. I always included this on tests to amuse the students. | ||
[[Linear Programming]]: an innovative method of teaching a badly taught concept. | [[Linear Programming]]: an innovative method of teaching a badly taught concept. | ||
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+ | [https://www.quora.com/profile/Mike-Huben If 1∘4=5 and 2∘5=12 and 3∘6=21 then what is 8∘11?] (The ∘ symbol is an unspecified operator.) The answer might surprise you. | ||
Here's my [[Resume]]. | Here's my [[Resume]]. | ||
An idea for a [[Truth course]]. | An idea for a [[Truth course]]. | ||
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+ | Some [[Recreational Math Problems]]. | ||
My theme song is "Weird Al" Yankovic's [http://vimeo.com/752979 White & Nerdy]. | My theme song is "Weird Al" Yankovic's [http://vimeo.com/752979 White & Nerdy]. | ||
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