tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post118521495399776905..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: In praise of modest goalsRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-23055596345200948922015-03-09T16:33:04.263+10:002015-03-09T16:33:04.263+10:00Thanks for the encouragement.Thanks for the encouragement.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-49912890051823921892015-03-07T03:04:57.419+10:002015-03-07T03:04:57.419+10:00During my PhD I dropped by quite often for a diffe...During my PhD I dropped by quite often for a different perspective, and a voice of sanity. Haven't as much since leaving science as a "day job", but came back today and just wanted to express my appreciation for the sentiments...<br /><br />Though still collaborating with my old boss when I can from the sidelines, a large part of leaving was precisely the constant emphasis on "big" audacious goals, and "big" journal publications, and relatively little emphasis on thinking deeply, at least on the path to "super-stardom". My boss was an exception, but unfortunately it seems fairly clear that that is not where the community's been going, in the short term.CJO Verzijlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676063067701789895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-25410189510040537972015-02-28T20:34:19.838+10:002015-02-28T20:34:19.838+10:00Since the “Schön scandal”, similar thoughts have c...Since the “Schön scandal”, similar thoughts have come to my mind. I have the feeling that science is more and more degenerating into a – so to speak – “scientific bubble”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-42088648708947832792015-02-27T22:45:31.258+10:002015-02-27T22:45:31.258+10:00I think I would agree with essentially all that yo...I think I would agree with essentially all that you said above. Usually, one needs to get old enough to realize that one one's goals must be "renormalized" down to the level of modesty. <br /> <br />However, I do not think it is an entirely bad thing to have reasonably "big audacious goals" as a scientist when one is still young and full of energy. The problem with the world of today is all that hype that surrounds those who have "made it". Especially whenever they are young. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834988165050445289noreply@blogger.com