One of my colleagues refers to LPU stuff as “salami-slicing” papers.
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Peter Lang
Apology to me?
Fuggidaboudit.
My feelings have not been hurt.
Plus I’ve learned something valuable from you on how to tie in GDP estimates.
And, best of all, we are arriving at similar conclusions using different methods – and these conclusions are in the same range as those by economists like Nordhaus and Tol.
And they further show that the IPCC AR5 worst case “business as usual” scenario RCP8.5 is grossly exaggerated.
Cheers,
Max
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by DocMartyn
Yes, and no. The journals have us by the short and curlies; we have to make a declaration that our data has not been presented anywhere before and sign over copyright to our work.
So if we use any venue to publish our work, we cannot use it anywhere else. Our promotions and grants depend on publications, and many reviewers are interested only in the ‘Impact Factor’ of the journals we publish in. In a specialist area, that isn’t ‘sexy’ at the time, you have a IF of 2-3.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by blueice2hotsea
WHT -
Remember that this thread was originally about the plight of Dan Schechtman, who faced pressure from only a few rather vocal deniers.
Well, Dan remembers his life dramatically differently than you do.
He claims that for two years NOBODY accepted his work. And his boss asked him to leave the research group, which he did. One big problem, he says, is that Pauling did not understand electron crystallography and so rejected his results.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by WebHubTelescope (@WHUT)
BoBo thinks he is a regular Dan Schechtman, pilloried for his contrarian views on hydrology.
Apparently the word “sloshing” is enough to set him off on an interminable rage.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by DocMartyn
Steve, I think both size, density and energy usage are good indicators of innovation in almost all areas.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by A fan of *MORE* discourse
When peer-reviewers get coupled!
Relativity theory teaches relative to previous generations, North American per-capita constant-dollar research investment has been steadily declining for more than a decade; the resulting close-coupled funding-competition is dynamically suppressing research innovation.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by manacker
Gail
+100
The most succinct summary I’ve seen to answer the question raised by this post.
Max
(He who hath the gold, maketh the rules.)
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by Robert I Ellison
Rio,
I have it as an audiobook on my ipod nano. A charmingly effective rendition by a girl from St Louis. I tend to dip in and out as I drift in and out of sleep. Perfect for some literature. I spent some quite amusing time recently dipping in and out of James Joyce’s Ulysses which – let’s face it – is unreadable otherwise.
Huck Finn is an endearing iconoclast brought up outside of the morays of the wider society – and so able to shine a light on the inherent contradictions.
I’d suggest a comparison with Don Quixote in both the perspective of an outsider and the picaresque form of the novel. I would suggest the novelty of Cervantes sets it apart as a high point in world literature – but that Huck Finn is equal in charm and amusement. Quite the achievement.
Cheers
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Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by Wagathon
The attacks were ferocious and nasty, which has become a measure of proximity to the truth.
~Dr. Tim Ball
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by michael hart
Funding people to research and promote environmental alarm is never going to produce innovation. You get what you select for.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by beththeserf
Scott of the border clans, they should… if honest intent was their intent.
Beth the serf.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by Wagathon
Truth for its own sake is fundamental. Finding value in something that is nothing more than a means to an end will always depend on the existence of integrity and honor among those involved who first and foremost value truth.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by Peter Lang
Faustino,
Wisdom is society’s real wealth. I think Climate Etc is very lucky to have you contributing here. There are few others with your level of experience in policy and economics participating on this blog site, or on most climate interested blog sites. So, those with little knowledge or experience in policy and economics are advocating and arguing about policies, but really they are floundering in the dark.
And the young people don’t understand the value of experience.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by R. Gates
“At the very least they contributed most of the warming between 1976 and 1998.”
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This is an interesting (and often repeated) meme from fake-skeptics, but just the certainty contained in your declaration is a dead give-away that it doesn’t come from a true skeptic. I’m not even saying it isn’t possibly right- only that your framing of it is far from Uncertainty Monster approved.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by Robert I Ellison
I am usually quite certain of simple addition and subtraction. I use Excel or take my shoes off if counting past 10.
Comment on Are academia and publishing destroying scientific innovation? by R. Gates
I am skeptical you have all your fingers and toes then.