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By: Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Junk Science Warning Signs: Part I

Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Junk Science Warning Signs: Part I — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:07:52 +0000

[...] my previous Graduate Advisor Taxonomy this kind of scientist usually become the Bitter, Fundless (but Tenured) Twit. In Europe, [...]

By: Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Pathological Personalities

Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Pathological Personalities — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:09:21 +0000

[...] from my old blog: in case anyone thought I was being a little harsh on Academics in that last post, go read the Mobius Stripper’s description of her interactions with her first advisor, the [...]

By: John Jay

John Jay — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:09:46 +0000

Joseph Hill – I am an Industrial scientist. I have no choice but to interact with Academic scientists, and I have great respect for their abilities, while retaining little respect for their personality caveats. The reason I am in Industry is to limit my contact with Academia to a short enough time that retain my sanity.

You have not seen prima donnas until you’ve seen two full professors get into a shouting match over the placement of a table in a departmental conference room.

By: joseph hill

joseph hill — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:06:23 +0000

For one who learned to dislike academics, you sure seem unable to tear yourself away…time prhaps to let go and move on?

By: Shannon Love

Shannon Love — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:06:25 +0000

Funny and lack all funny things, a more than a little true.

I find it interesting that we still train scientist and other academics in the old apprentice system. If you substitute “Master” for “advisor” or “professor” and “journeyman” for “grad student” I think people from the medieval ages would have recognized those personality categories.

Perhaps it is ironic to say so but there appears to be a art to sciences that can only be passed on person to person.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:39:02 +0000

True, that.
Luckily, at the age of 17 I was pretty self-assured individual and was convinced (by myself, my mother and all my Russian/R.Literature teachers) that there is nothing I could learn from further studies in Creative Writing.

Life proved me mistaken, but (see pt. above re: practical necessities), there was no place for such frivolities later.

By: John Jay

John Jay — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:33:09 +0000

“What COULD be worse than that?!?”

According to John Barnes, an MFA in Creative Writing.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:47:24 +0000

Once again, I thank my lucky stars for overwhelming me with engineer father and practical necessities at the time of my schooling.
Otherwise, I could submit to my natural instincts and engage in Humanities program…somewhere in History of Art domain.

What COULD be worse than that?!?

By: Charles D Quarles

Charles D Quarles — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:49:37 +0000

Hi John,

Funny ;). I remember this sort of thing in the medical academic scene as well back in the day :).