Paul, me, too. A bit of arrogance by Fredrickson's co-author. Notice that he is not listed as a co-author on her book, "POSITIVITY?"
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 10:02 AM, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: > 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: lschm...@valdosta.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87bc1&n=T&l=tips&o=29263 > or send a blank email to > leave-29263-931223.50b956e1f0f315eddcd01dfbd8b87...@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=29264 or send a blank email to leave-29264-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
