This on-going debate over the use of DDT to check the spread of malaria is
really a debate over boundaries and scales. Different spatial, temporal and
organizational boundaries around what each side thinks is the proper problem
space are what make two quite opposing conclusions valid.
We can
Hi all,
I've never posted before, but I find the discussions quite interesting.
I'm looking to examine gene expression in reproducing fish, but I know
virtually nothing about the subject. There are no profs who do this here,
so I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for good books?
People may also like to consider the 2/6 rule as outlined on Bill
Foley's website: http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/BillsLab/people.html=20
=20
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Dear Jonathan:
Below is my quick response on cited X time in CV's. Others may
view this practice differently of course, depending on the
institution perhaps:
I've been on search committees for many years, and have seen this
practice increasingly in recent years in applications for tenure
Hi,
Not sure if it is the same website, but it sounds like Bill Foley's website at
Australian National University (Botany and Zoology), which lists those five
criteria, of which co-authors should have contributed to at least two.
Cheers
jo
Dr. Joanne L. Isaac
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Ashwani raises a good and valid point, but one which also needs to be
debated on a broader scale. There are many things we do which will have
long-term consequences and we tend to ignore them. One clear and very
long-term example is the disposal of radioactive wastes, but what about PCBs
and
Alas, Susan is attacking one of the most prized strategies for achieving
fame in science -- publish papers with errors, which will draw critical
responses and generate tons of citations.
Bill Silvert
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I agree with everything that Susan Kephart said - it's the meat and
potatoes of a vita that get you the interview. The one exception would be
if you're applying for jobs at small colleges where the open position may be
the only ecologist in the dept. However, in those cases it probably would
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Although we are currently forced to play this game, everyone should read
this article that was first brought to my attention by Ken Dodd. If you
want a pdf copy, email me. It is excellent reading for those in
administrative posts. The article slams the issue of citation ratings
providing a
Yes, Boundaries Scales, but also Impact Tolerance
Standards.
Ecologists cannot make a mathematically valid
case that using a coffe cup size amount of DDT on the
inside surfaces of homes in malaria prone countries
every 6-12 months could ever have more than a negligible
adverse impact on the
Greetings all,
Gary brings up an interesting topic that I would like to hear more
about from other colleagues: the concept of single large versus several
small (sounds like a Conservation Biology topic actually), or more
accurately: single large verus several small + single large.
All else being
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All,
Nature published a news article related to this issue last week (with
apologies to those without access); Achievement index climbs the ranks
Nature 448, 737 (16 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448737a .
It discusses the rise of the Hirsch index or h-index as a measure of
research productivity
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As a former physicist I find this all quite bewildering. My thesis advisor
got his Nobel prize for two papers, on just one of which he was first (and
sole) author. The third author on the other paper also got a Nobel just for
co-authoring that paper. Another chap I know got his Nobel prize for
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Bill asks:
To put it another way, if Lindemann had survived, could he get a job in
today's market?
Rick Grosberg (UC Davis) asked a very similar question during his American
Society of Naturalists presidential address in 2004 at the Evolution meetings.
The title of his talk was:
Natural
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