He followed a template from Mycoplasma genitalium. Venter calls his sexy little chimera Mycoplasma laboritorium. I, for one, feel suspicious about our new genital-disease-derived overlords.
Calm down there skippy. I provided a link because NASA's "video" is an animation, which was already provided as a link in the post. The link that I provided was actual video capture from the actual encounter and not an artist's rendition! It was probably submitted to SpaceWeather by someone working at the STEREO project, but I don't really know.
Hmm. I disagree. I do not know if Tufte is a genius or not, but he does explore an area of need for folks who are actively participating in research (pub record does not necessarily equal active participation). Regarding him as a crank seems a bit harsh and flippant. I guess the same could be said for Jonas Salk or Francis Crick? Maybe I should be refreshed to know that the Political Science department of Yale would hire and keep a lucky crank on the faculty! I would not recommend his books for meditation, but they are worth reading and then moving on. And as I said, they are mostly useful to the graduate student. They are also most important if one needs to convey a lot of information to an audience with a short attention span (namely audiences at professional meetings or at Extension activities).
It is amazing that it took even this long in the thread for someone to mention Tufte. Few have better summarized and understood the mix of form and function necessary for data visualization than Tufte. Especially for all the budding bioinformatics grads out there, read the above-recommended books!
Through a very painful experience during my Ph.D. work I can say from experience that you should be less concerned about the demographics of your department and concentrate on finding a reliable way to back up your data in triplicate.
It isn't quite that simple. Many of the foreign students that I have had the pleasure to work with are tremendous resources and partners in research. Their interest in US universities gives opportunities for graduate training and for them to train others. It is very much a two-way street. Some of the universities they come from have superior high-school and undergraduate education programs. Speaking on behalf of science education in the US, I feel pretty confident to say it has some major problems that stem from a lack of funding. If one is really concerned about intellectual property in the US maybe we should be actually investing in our educational centers.;-)
You should note that researchers also have a choice as to where to submit their manuscript for consideration. Also, research money is obtained through a grant proposal. It is normally the case that you state somewhere in the grant proposal that the results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Furthermore, some granting agencies, like USDA-CREES, require yearly progress reports and a final summary at the end of the project. So, it is quite misleading to state that the publics' money is being thrown into projects without any return on investment (as has been discussed further up the discussion thread). I am certain that research that was entirely funded through private funds would not necessarily have any obligations to share with the public.
Agree. I have some first-hand experience. A local 'science reporter" (whom I know) for a local newspaper in my area recently reported on the the evil government institution (for which my wife worked for at the time) that didn't properly dispose of its waste that may contain prions. It was very interesting to me to here about what was actually going on within the institution versus what the reporter was telling the public. I am pretty certain that this particular reporter would be capable of sensationalizing toe lint.
Agreed. Most certainly reaching for a flame ware with his verbiage.
I would say a more subtle way to put it would be to ask, "Has the Pope looked into the Catholic Church's collective mirror lately?";-)
but evolution tells us that we are just the latest in a long line of incremental improvements.
It's important to remember that the changes that happened were not improvements, but adaptations. They were also not always incremental. An adaptation is only an improvement within the context of the current setting. The setting can change faster than the adaptation and the character may (or may not depending on its energy cost) need to swing back to some other state. Also, the reason some adaptations are not incremental in some cases is due to "pre-adaptations" or a character that was selected for by one force and then happens to give an advantage when interacting with another, this other force then may additively drive or enforce the character state. The underpinnings of adaptation for a species, community, or a population is a very complex thing.
G.W. Bush and Clinton didn't get want they wanted because they lost they lost their parties support and if I recall correctly Bush the first didn't have that much support either. However, Reagan did have a lot of Party support. Don't have to study history for that, I was there. The president has veto power and the executive branch does influence legislation which is proposed by congress. Congress doesn't want to spend a lot of time and money on something that is going to get a veto and then have to go back to congress for the hard-to-get 2/3 majority. That's what I mean by influence.
Think about it in the context of the root topic at discussion here. What is the current understanding of science by the general public? How hard do you think a scientific organization might have to work to convince a legislator that it is something worth funding? Now, what happens when the value of science is further misunderstood? I think, for what its worth, that having a leader that at least listens to scientists is of value and very much needed.
I'm not sure it really has anything to do with politics.
Oh come now, so the President doesn't make or break science policy? Ever heard of the National Science Foundation? They do a lot of lobbying in congress for science. I think the Pres. has a lot of influence over congress, don't you?
Actually, if your using Excel for making charts, you are not using the best software for the task. I use Excel for data organization and quick rough analysis, SAS for heavy hitting data managment, sorting, and analysis, and SigmaPlot for presentation of data.
I wouldn't want the ionic liquid electrolytes in my body, but it works without them," said Professor Linhardt. "You can implant a piece of paper in the body and blood would serve as an electrolyte."
As a runner who sweats profusely, I think it would be pretty nifty if the electrolytes in my sweat could recharge my Garmin Forerunner or power the LED lights on my bike!
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He followed a template from Mycoplasma genitalium . Venter calls his sexy little chimera Mycoplasma laboritorium. I, for one, feel suspicious about our new genital-disease-derived overlords.
I agree. Maybe "Hello World!" in gene-speak would be "TATA{nnn}!"
Calm down there skippy. I provided a link because NASA's "video" is an animation, which was already provided as a link in the post. The link that I provided was actual video capture from the actual encounter and not an artist's rendition! It was probably submitted to SpaceWeather by someone working at the STEREO project, but I don't really know.
... an animated GIF that is kind of nifty. I bet if that CME hit earth containing a comet tail the light show would be impressive!
Hmm. I disagree. I do not know if Tufte is a genius or not, but he does explore an area of need for folks who are actively participating in research (pub record does not necessarily equal active participation). Regarding him as a crank seems a bit harsh and flippant. I guess the same could be said for Jonas Salk or Francis Crick? Maybe I should be refreshed to know that the Political Science department of Yale would hire and keep a lucky crank on the faculty! I would not recommend his books for meditation, but they are worth reading and then moving on. And as I said, they are mostly useful to the graduate student. They are also most important if one needs to convey a lot of information to an audience with a short attention span (namely audiences at professional meetings or at Extension activities).
It is amazing that it took even this long in the thread for someone to mention Tufte. Few have better summarized and understood the mix of form and function necessary for data visualization than Tufte. Especially for all the budding bioinformatics grads out there, read the above-recommended books!
Through a very painful experience during my Ph.D. work I can say from experience that you should be less concerned about the demographics of your department and concentrate on finding a reliable way to back up your data in triplicate.
It isn't quite that simple. Many of the foreign students that I have had the pleasure to work with are tremendous resources and partners in research. Their interest in US universities gives opportunities for graduate training and for them to train others. It is very much a two-way street. Some of the universities they come from have superior high-school and undergraduate education programs. Speaking on behalf of science education in the US, I feel pretty confident to say it has some major problems that stem from a lack of funding. If one is really concerned about intellectual property in the US maybe we should be actually investing in our educational centers. ;-)
Yeah, how about log-likelihood estimates!
Oh, sure. I am sure that your tongue is in cheek... You mean like the engineers that inspected this bridge right?
Their site has been /.ed
You should note that researchers also have a choice as to where to submit their manuscript for consideration. Also, research money is obtained through a grant proposal. It is normally the case that you state somewhere in the grant proposal that the results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Furthermore, some granting agencies, like USDA-CREES, require yearly progress reports and a final summary at the end of the project. So, it is quite misleading to state that the publics' money is being thrown into projects without any return on investment (as has been discussed further up the discussion thread). I am certain that research that was entirely funded through private funds would not necessarily have any obligations to share with the public.
Indeed. "What matters" is relative to the forum. I think election politics suit your thesis better than science writing.
Agree. I have some first-hand experience. A local 'science reporter" (whom I know) for a local newspaper in my area recently reported on the the evil government institution (for which my wife worked for at the time) that didn't properly dispose of its waste that may contain prions. It was very interesting to me to here about what was actually going on within the institution versus what the reporter was telling the public. I am pretty certain that this particular reporter would be capable of sensationalizing toe lint.
Agreed. Most certainly reaching for a flame ware with his verbiage. I would say a more subtle way to put it would be to ask, "Has the Pope looked into the Catholic Church's collective mirror lately?" ;-)
Technically you own your car's Title. If someone has your car's title then it's not legally your car even if you bought the car.
Indeed! And the Pres. can line-item veto funding requests for any of them! That's my point -- NSF was an example thanks for filling out the list. :-)
G.W. Bush and Clinton didn't get want they wanted because they lost they lost their parties support and if I recall correctly Bush the first didn't have that much support either. However, Reagan did have a lot of Party support. Don't have to study history for that, I was there. The president has veto power and the executive branch does influence legislation which is proposed by congress. Congress doesn't want to spend a lot of time and money on something that is going to get a veto and then have to go back to congress for the hard-to-get 2/3 majority. That's what I mean by influence. Think about it in the context of the root topic at discussion here. What is the current understanding of science by the general public? How hard do you think a scientific organization might have to work to convince a legislator that it is something worth funding? Now, what happens when the value of science is further misunderstood? I think, for what its worth, that having a leader that at least listens to scientists is of value and very much needed.
Actually, if your using Excel for making charts, you are not using the best software for the task. I use Excel for data organization and quick rough analysis, SAS for heavy hitting data managment, sorting, and analysis, and SigmaPlot for presentation of data.
I'm not sure about this. I'm not defending anyone here, but I think a smart rat would wait until the ship is closer to shore until they jump.