Nathan Tietz, Olson Scholar

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Monthly Archives: September 2017

It’s now the time that my research project starts to become more focused in. As such I need to formulate a concise plan with a concrete goal of finding some sort of knowledge gap that I can help fill for society as a whole. To accomplish this, I need a […]

Is this a Research Question?!?

September 30, 2017 in Research / SISOlson / SISOlson17 by Nathan Tietz

A major part of the research process is looking at the literature that is already out there so that one can find where they can fit in the academic discussion. One source that I found seems to be a hidden gem of research for my topic, and I will be […]

TL;DR–Here’s A Summary!

September 27, 2017 in Research / SISOlson / SISOlson17 by Nathan Tietz

Throughout history, we see that many very important people come from various backgrounds, and these many backgrounds inform their world view and how they think that things will operate. For example, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes thought that people were inherently evil, needing a government over them to keep them in […]

What’s That You Wager?

September 20, 2017 in Research / SISOlson / SISOlson17 by Nathan Tietz

I’ve always had a certain apprehension to meet with educators. I get a little bit frightened on whether or not I’ll be exposed for something that I clearly wouldn’t have and couldn’t have done. Irrational fears aside, one of the perks of the Olson Scholars program is that I get […]

So What’Cha, What’Cha, What’Cha Want? (What’Cha Want?)

September 9, 2017 in Mentor / SISOlson / SISOlson17 by Nathan Tietz

There’s a lot that I can say on the topic of various cities and their public transportation systems. I have a lot of opinions on the subject. However, research isn’t just going around trying to prove my own points–that much was made clear to me after discussion with my faculty mentor […]

Puzzle Me This

September 2, 2017 in Research / SISOlson / SISOlson17 by Nathan Tietz