The two things that caught me agape was (1) that Fredrickson did not understand the mathematics behind her strongly asserting paper. They are tough mathematics, so I guess she was trusting her co-author…But (2) he stopped reading the paper part way through? He's an author and he didn't read it?
Then, his dismissive response of 'I am not interested in these academic squabbles, I have more important work to do.' Sorry, buddy. When you enter the academic realm to gain the imprimatur of published work to support your private business you tacitly agree to stay in the fray of academic discourse. Of course, there's no way to hold his feet to the fire. Unless other editors become unwilling to publish future work by him because of his evidenced unwillingness to be responsive to appropriately posed queries. <sigh>… as I posted a few weeks ago, I am becoming a bit despondent over the state of our science. Paul On Oct 31, 2013, at 6:54 AM, Louis Eugene Schmier wrote: > And so? > > 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" - / \_ > > On Oct 31, 2013, at 6:01 AM, Allen Esterson wrote: > >> >> >> >> From Chronicle of Higher Education, 31 October 2013: >> >> The 2009 book Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That >> Will Change Your Life, by Barbara Fredrickson, was praised by the >> heavyweights of psychology. Daniel Gilbert said it provided a >> “scientifically sound prescription for joy.” Daniel Goleman extolled its >> “surefire methods for transforming our lives.” Martin E.P. Seligman often >> called the father of positive psychology, raved that “this book, like Barb, >> is the ‘real thing.’” […] The book grew out of a 2005 paper by Fredrickson >> and Marcial Losada, a Chiliean psychologist and consultant, the findings of >> which suggest that “a set of general mathematical principles may describe >> the relations between positive affect and human flourishing.”… >> >> Then along came Nick Brown, a graduate student in applied positive >> psychology at the University of East London… >> >> Read the rest here: >> http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-magic-ratio-that-wasnt/33279 >> >> The cited (genuinely scholarly) article on the misuse of mathematics as >> described by Nick Brown is here: >> >> http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.7006 >> >> http://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.7006v1.pdf >> >> Allen Esterson >> Former lecturer, Science Department >> Southwark College, London >> allenester...@compuserve.com >> http://www.esterson.org >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: lschm...@valdosta.edu. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87bc1&n=T&l=tips&o=29252 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-29252-931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=29255 > or send a blank email to > leave-29255-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@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=29263 or send a blank email to leave-29263-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
