I read Chris Blattman's blog quite regularly. Not only is he an entertaining and clever writer, but he's an economist studying international development and violent conflict. He writes about succinctly about economic research and unifies real experiences with academics. A few favorite posts:
1. Dear grad students: don't lose hope (extremely relevant)
2. How to get a PhD and save the world (save is exceedingly optimistic)
3. On development experiments
4. Should junior faculty blog? (grad students too??)
1. Dear grad students: don't lose hope (extremely relevant)
2. How to get a PhD and save the world (save is exceedingly optimistic)
3. On development experiments
4. Should junior faculty blog? (grad students too??)