tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post2195615391393607761..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: ScienceOnline'09--The Pre-ShowStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-10915176826243965922009-01-26T22:39:00.000-06:002009-01-26T22:39:00.000-06:00Me too. I was, shall we say, a bit scattered at th...Me too. I was, shall we say, a bit scattered at the conference. So much to do! So many people to meet! <BR/><BR/>I'm glad we did at least get to meet. We'll have to talk more next year.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-191139138107516092009-01-26T22:30:00.000-06:002009-01-26T22:30:00.000-06:00It was great to meet you last weekend Steph. Sorry...It was great to meet you last weekend Steph. Sorry we didn't get a chance to talk more.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252480538852802610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-7031328752369153502009-01-24T12:04:00.000-06:002009-01-24T12:04:00.000-06:00Not only did we accomplish something, we accomplis...Not only did we accomplish something, we accomplished just enough to get the rest done separately. Then we can talk about it somewhat less cryptically. :)<BR/><BR/>It was good to finally get to meet you. I'm so glad I said, "All right. That does it. If Lou's going, I'm going (as long as Ben doesn't mind traveling on his birthday)."Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-73544972801878121812009-01-23T23:35:00.000-06:002009-01-23T23:35:00.000-06:00Y'know as wrong as so much went, it's pretty amazi...Y'know as wrong as so much went, it's pretty amazing that we managed to accomplish anything at all.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad y'all came, and that I got to meet you in person, even if things didn't go quite as planned.Lou FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975892485240863279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-50738537669659189652009-01-23T14:43:00.000-06:002009-01-23T14:43:00.000-06:00Also, there are channels in place to go around the...Also, there are channels in place to go around the MSM to communicate to the broader public. The route to academic success is much more narrow and heavily guarded. One of the things that struck me in the sessions, and I'll write about it more when I talk about them, is how many of the problems that were identified can really only be fixed from above. It was sobering.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-3852710179052334932009-01-23T13:52:00.000-06:002009-01-23T13:52:00.000-06:00Through the kilt to the heart sounds pretty much l...Through the kilt to the heart sounds pretty much like a bottom-up approach to solving the problem ;-)<BR/><BR/>I think I agree with you - the big picture is the power of the in-group. The journalistic side-show is just an example of the rhetoric used to retain that power.Bora Zivkovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-27673862614999454612009-01-23T13:18:00.000-06:002009-01-23T13:18:00.000-06:00I'm counting on that, Sci. I really want to hear m...I'm counting on that, Sci. I really want to hear more about your project. (You know, the one you want to take on on top of grad school. Having more ambition than hours in the day is not the same as not having energy. :p) Seriously, you know that everyone who was there is now at least a little bit in love with Sci, right? More than a little if they already were before they got there.<BR/><BR/>[sigh] Bora, I worked so carefully on that wording too. :) For the record, the way to Sci's heart is apparently through a kilt.<BR/><BR/>Happily, I get to talk to you some more in just over a week. I'll send you something on that this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Well, you certainly fostered one discussion. I think where Tom and I really disagreed was over which of the two problems you identified as critical was the most important. Of course, we each went with the one that is closest to our own interests. No real surprise.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-149148085123699782009-01-23T10:15:00.000-06:002009-01-23T10:15:00.000-06:00It was great to finally meet you in person. It's k...It was great to finally meet you in person. It's kinda hard to get to talk to many people at length when there are 200 in the room, but I tried.... ;-)<BR/><BR/>And Scicurious could never tire ME! But if she did, I'd be the happiest person on the planet ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I think I know which half of the Shock Value post you liked and which one Tom did. Of course, the timing and the content of that post was all on purpose - to get people talking about it at the conference and to color some of the discussions ;-)Bora Zivkovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-57931331276835009102009-01-23T09:59:00.000-06:002009-01-23T09:59:00.000-06:00It was great to meet you, Stephanie!! I'm always ...It was great to meet you, Stephanie!! I'm always amazed that people seem to think I'm so high energy. You are even more awesome than I thought you would be! We shall be in touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com