tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post8045605569015749398..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: Why do some people think they can get something for nothing?Ross H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-64231677002860954392017-06-22T10:55:56.522+10:002017-06-22T10:55:56.522+10:00My observations are largely based on my experience...My observations are largely based on my experience in Australia, where I think the problem is particularly bad.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-61294386800682374412017-06-22T10:52:30.438+10:002017-06-22T10:52:30.438+10:00I think fake commitments are not the reverse but r...I think fake commitments are not the reverse but related. People are really not committing anything and hoping to get something in return. I also agree that too often people play along with the charade.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-20978552360054967352017-06-22T10:50:50.142+10:002017-06-22T10:50:50.142+10:00This is off topic.This is off topic.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-86261607125002370712017-06-21T06:20:28.966+10:002017-06-21T06:20:28.966+10:00Unfortunately, there are many of them among us in ...Unfortunately, there are many of them among us in academia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-26168011046635888212017-06-21T06:19:10.548+10:002017-06-21T06:19:10.548+10:00This has been scientifically deconstructed: https:...This has been scientifically deconstructed: https://www.amazon.com/Assholes-Theory-Aaron-James/dp/0804171351Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-49466090575587873272017-06-17T17:18:34.751+10:002017-06-17T17:18:34.751+10:00This A to H which you have written. Is it Australi...This A to H which you have written. Is it Australia specific ? If so , then Terry Eagletons famous critical lines in this article in the chronicle which has been adapted in the foll web site is very relevant. <br /><br />http://www.socjobrumors.com/topic/the-slow-death-of-the-university-by-terry-eagleton-uk<br /><br />"What has emerged in Britain, however, is what one might call Americanization without the affluence — the affluence, at least, of the American private educational sector"<br /><br />It is good to follow the productive system of US, but as Eagleton points out for Britain becomes relevant for Australia and many other countries " Do you have the same affluence of US unis esp the pvt educational sector". <br /><br />In an earlier piece , there was a post in critical thinking. There has been many critical thinkers in social sciences than in science. Post WW11 , Deluze, Bordieu, Foucault . The list is long. Unfortunately in science probably PW Anderson , physics and Roald Hoffmann chemistry come up as critical thinkers. The fall out of not having critical thinkers in science has been the great mess in biomedical science. There was posting of Edwards article on perverse incentives in academia posted in this blog, where the article had pointed out the credibility loss of research in biomedical science. This A to H will not happen if we have more critical thinkers in science globally. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-54636662107907560202017-06-17T06:44:43.476+10:002017-06-17T06:44:43.476+10:00Lets not get into politics.
What I see is somewh...Lets not get into politics. <br /><br />What I see is somewhat the reverse: FAKE commitments to such proposals that everybody (including referees!) sees are fake, but the proposal gets funded, and everybody is happy. One or two proposers do all the work. dtvmcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594633209626059331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-29432303309349257372017-06-16T18:54:17.396+10:002017-06-16T18:54:17.396+10:00Trump fact check on Paris.
http://www.bmub.bund....Trump fact check on Paris. <br /><br />http://www.bmub.bund.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Download_PDF/Klimaschutz/trump_im_faktencheck_des_bmub_en.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com