Re:[tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system
This past June, Marcus Raichle was awarded the Talairach award by the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. The award was given for his discovery and examination of the Resting State. Now, we take resting state scans as a matter of routine, just in case we might think of a study in the future. The person reviewing Dr. Raichle's background and presenting the award actually made the comment that Dr Raichle would never make it as a PI today since he only published 6 papers a year. I really have no proposed solution to this problem. People in academic life are wasting so much time publishing ruminative and redundant work. It seems that all the great discoveries come from outside this system. Somehow the reward system has to shift from counting publications to counting discoveries. Mike Williams On 12/7/13 11:00 PM, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) digest wrote: > TIPS Digest for Saturday, December 07, 2013. > > 1. Random Thought: Tis The Season To Be Grateful, II > 2. Higgs Bosons and the tenure system > 3. Why is this Funny? > 4. Re: Why is this Funny? > 5. Re: Higgs Bosons and the tenure system > 6. Re: Why is this Funny? > 7. Re: Higgs Bosons [and Barbara McClintock] > > -- > > Subject: Random Thought: Tis The Season To Be Grateful, II > From: Louis Eugene Schmier > Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:54:45 + > X-Message-Number: 1 > >Gifts have been bought, shipped, and some given. Getting ready for > some grandmunchkin spoiling. Tis now the season of being consciously > grateful. So, I especially was thinking about my two sons. I deeply admire > them, deeply. My Silicon Valley Michael always wants--needs--the challenge > and excitement of something new; my artist-with-food Robby is always looking > for a culinary "new" (oh, you should taste his pickles, bacon, and lox). > Neither are "status quo" people. Old hat doesn't fit them. They're always > deftly on the move in their professions and lives. A risky "let's see if" > and an unsuccessful "oops" are not their enemies; fearfully stymying "am > not," paralyzing "can't" and atrophying "won't" are. They experiment; > they're not "one-and-out" people. They're not embarrassed or diminished by > "doesn't work." They know behind every one of their accomplishments there > were a host of attempts. Perseverance and practice are their names, > commitment is their game. Th > ey've learned through trail and error. They don't stick with one chiseled > in stone habit of doing one thing one way, over and over again. They adapt, > adopt, invent, create, generate, discard, modify, adjust. They venture out > into new worlds to pass milestones rather than being weighed down and slowed > by millstones.. They're really humble, knowing that too much pride can rob > them of their confident "I wonder if." They know so much about what they > don't know. They know that mastering their craft has taken a lot of time and > pain, but they've learned to learn to put in the time in order to convert > that pain into gain. > I am truly thankful to have them as my sons and humbled to have them > call me "dad." Love them both. I've decided to keep them. And, when I see > them in the coming weeks, I will hug them, kiss them, and tell them, "thank > you for becoming you"--and spoil their kids rotten. > Susie and I would like to wish one and all a merry, happy, and all that. > > Make it a good day > > -Louis- > > > Louis Schmier > http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org > 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com > Valdosta, Ga 31602 > (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ >/\ >/^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ > / \ / \ > / \/ \_ \/ / \/ > /\/ / \/\ \ > //\/\/ /\ > \__/__/_/\_\/\_/__\ \ > /\"If you want to climb > mountains,\ /\ > _ / \don't practice on mole > hills" - / \_ > > > -- > > Subject: Higgs Bosons and the tenure system > From: "Lilienfeld, Scott O" > Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 19:42:20 + > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of > discussion and debate: > > http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system > > ...Scott > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > President, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy > Professor, Department of Psychology > Emory University > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This e-mail message (inc
Re: [tips] Higgs Bosons [and Barbara McClintock]
On Dec 7, 2013, at 1:40 PM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. wrote: > On Dec 7, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Lilienfeld, Scott O wrote: > >> Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of >> discussion and debate: >> http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system Given my background in genetics and evolution, the first person I thought of when I read the article about Peter Higgs was Barbara McClintock, who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of mobile genetic elements. I remember reading an article about her when I was a graduate student (just after she was awarded the Nobel Prize) in which she mentioned how she published papers mostly when she had something important to report. In between publications, she collected and carefully analyzed/interpreted the data. >From 1925 to 1993, she had only 88 publications, an average of 1.3 per year. >Some years she published nothing (see >http://www.agron.missouri.edu/mnl/73/110kass.html ). Best, Jeff -- - Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology - Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31088 or send a blank email to leave-31088-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?
Because of the incongruity. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if > anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny > Vine video on my podcast: > > https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT > > I talked about the video in terms of stereotypes, but I keep wondering why > the "4x4=16" part is funny. The only concept that came to mind is that of > "perceptual set". I remember some study where participants are shown a > series of pictures of rabbits and then are shown the duck/rabbit illusion. > In this case, they see the rabbit easily because as I understand it the > researchers have created through the repeated presentations of the rabbit > pictures an expectation or a perceptual set for rabbits. > > So here's what I've been thinking: we're all pretty much used to seeing > "4x4" on a blackboard as a multiplication question. When you see "4x4" on > a car you used to thinking of it in terms of "four by four" and not in > terms of multiplication. > > So is the video funny because it forces us to change our way of thinking? > It forces us to think of something we typically think of in one way, in > another way. > > But I’m still left with this question: why does sudden "switching" of > perspective make us laugh? > > Michael > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: @mbritt > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a021623341&n=T&l=tips&o=31083 > or send a blank email to > leave-31083-177920.a45340211ac7929163a021623...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31086 or send a blank email to leave-31086-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system
On Dec 7, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Lilienfeld, Scott O wrote: > Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of > discussion and debate: > http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system I did a postdoc in a clinical psychology program during the 1993-1994 academic year at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. One of the tenured professors who had been hired about 15 years before told me that there was no chance that, if he were to apply for an assistant professorship at UMSL at that time (1993-1994), he would have been hired with the record that he had had in the late 1970s. His admission had an enormous effect on me. I decided soon thereafter to stop searching for university/college positions that required an "active research program." I had had an excellent background: I attained the PhD at a Research 1 University and had done a postdoc at another Research I university (not UMSL). I also had a number of publications, but I knew that I couldn't compete.And I didn't want to continue with 14+ hour days, 7 days a week. I really enjoyed teaching and being a generalist in psychology, so I searched for teaching jobs after that. I respect all of you who have become successful as researchers at 1st, 2nd, & 3rd tier schools. I know how hard you all have worked to get where you are (especially those of you at 2nd and 3rd tier schools who also have heavy teaching loads). But I've never regretted my choice. Best, Jeff -- - Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology - Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31085 or send a blank email to leave-31085-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?
I think the switch from car to multiplication is not central, but rather the context of it being the nerd's idea of vandalismand the incongruous/minimalist expression of vandalism as small writing. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Dec 7, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if > anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny Vine > video on my podcast: > > https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT > > I talked about the video in terms of stereotypes, but I keep wondering why > the "4x4=16" part is funny. The only concept that came to mind is that of > "perceptual set". I remember some study where participants are shown a > series of pictures of rabbits and then are shown the duck/rabbit illusion. > In this case, they see the rabbit easily because as I understand it the > researchers have created through the repeated presentations of the rabbit > pictures an expectation or a perceptual set for rabbits. > > So here's what I've been thinking: we're all pretty much used to seeing "4x4" > on a blackboard as a multiplication question. When you see "4x4" on a car > you used to thinking of it in terms of "four by four" and not in terms of > multiplication. > > So is the video funny because it forces us to change our way of thinking? It > forces us to think of something we typically think of in one way, in another > way. > > But I’m still left with this question: why does sudden "switching" of > perspective make us laugh? > > Michael > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: @mbritt > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=31083 > or send a blank email to > leave-31083-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31084 or send a blank email to leave-31084-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Why is this Funny?
I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny Vine video on my podcast: https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT I talked about the video in terms of stereotypes, but I keep wondering why the "4x4=16" part is funny. The only concept that came to mind is that of "perceptual set". I remember some study where participants are shown a series of pictures of rabbits and then are shown the duck/rabbit illusion. In this case, they see the rabbit easily because as I understand it the researchers have created through the repeated presentations of the rabbit pictures an expectation or a perceptual set for rabbits. So here's what I've been thinking: we're all pretty much used to seeing "4x4" on a blackboard as a multiplication question. When you see "4x4" on a car you used to thinking of it in terms of "four by four" and not in terms of multiplication. So is the video funny because it forces us to change our way of thinking? It forces us to think of something we typically think of in one way, in another way. But I’m still left with this question: why does sudden "switching" of perspective make us laugh? Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. mich...@thepsychfiles.com http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: @mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31083 or send a blank email to leave-31083-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system
Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of discussion and debate: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system ...Scott Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. President, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy Professor, Department of Psychology Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31082 or send a blank email to leave-31082-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Random Thought: Tis The Season To Be Grateful, II
Gifts have been bought, shipped, and some given. Getting ready for some grandmunchkin spoiling. Tis now the season of being consciously grateful. So, I especially was thinking about my two sons. I deeply admire them, deeply. My Silicon Valley Michael always wants--needs--the challenge and excitement of something new; my artist-with-food Robby is always looking for a culinary "new" (oh, you should taste his pickles, bacon, and lox). Neither are "status quo" people. Old hat doesn't fit them. They're always deftly on the move in their professions and lives. A risky "let's see if" and an unsuccessful "oops" are not their enemies; fearfully stymying "am not," paralyzing "can't" and atrophying "won't" are. They experiment; they're not "one-and-out" people. They're not embarrassed or diminished by "doesn't work." They know behind every one of their accomplishments there were a host of attempts. Perseverance and practice are their names, commitment is their game. They've learned through trail and error. They don't stick with one chiseled in stone habit of doing one thing one way, over and over again. They adapt, adopt, invent, create, generate, discard, modify, adjust. They venture out into new worlds to pass milestones rather than being weighed down and slowed by millstones.. They're really humble, knowing that too much pride can rob them of their confident "I wonder if." They know so much about what they don't know. They know that mastering their craft has taken a lot of time and pain, but they've learned to learn to put in the time in order to convert that pain into gain. I am truly thankful to have them as my sons and humbled to have them call me "dad." Love them both. I've decided to keep them. And, when I see them in the coming weeks, I will hug them, kiss them, and tell them, "thank you for becoming you"--and spoil their kids rotten. Susie and I would like to wish one and all a merry, happy, and all that. Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com Valdosta, Ga 31602 (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ / \ / \ / \/ \_ \/ / \/ /\/ / \/\ \ //\/\/ /\\__/__/_/\_\/ \_/__\ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains,\ /\ _ / \don't practice on mole hills" - / \_ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=31079 or send a blank email to leave-31079-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
