tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.comments2024-03-16T04:38:39.153-07:00Yes, Another Science BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04243142395384726052noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-80496972074684244082017-04-16T10:13:06.938-07:002017-04-16T10:13:06.938-07:00Thank you for your good post and valuable suggesti...Thank you for your good post and valuable suggestions. I am a PhD student in School of Computing, KAIST. As a PhD student who is about to graduate, I am worried about becoming a professor or a member of a startup. What do you think is the difference between the values of scientists and entrepreneurs?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077344206235402484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-91765453090502242532016-10-13T10:10:18.235-07:002016-10-13T10:10:18.235-07:00Wow, Lenny, so sorry to hear this. Thanks for shar...Wow, Lenny, so sorry to hear this. Thanks for sharing your story. ~Kristen D.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00492105643493677631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-68810097311603444182016-08-02T03:21:26.887-07:002016-08-02T03:21:26.887-07:00Very very good and positive story! Thank you for s...Very very good and positive story! Thank you for sharing and also for others who shared their stories. I also gave up academia. I believe its a right decision for me. Vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189843030396425577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-42386253972959718892016-06-27T09:50:32.706-07:002016-06-27T09:50:32.706-07:00Also funny that today Hanover International switch...Also funny that today Hanover International switched their address to "44 Wall Street" on their website, after I sent my blog post to them.newyorklennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364863020837731467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-13961358884294142552016-06-27T09:49:57.691-07:002016-06-27T09:49:57.691-07:00Funny coincidence that the 28th floor in the Bloom...Funny coincidence that the 28th floor in the Bloomberg article particularly stands out as the floor of crooks - exactly the floor that Hanover International lists. http://nibanet.org/about/niba-board-of-directorsnewyorklennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364863020837731467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-21120881295848320982016-06-09T09:13:22.666-07:002016-06-09T09:13:22.666-07:00I watched the video not knowing either of the deba...I watched the video not knowing either of the debaters before hand nor their opposing views and I left questioning why you thougt that Milo lost "so miserably". I'm not argueing with your point I just want some analysis of the video and why you think so strongly that he lost (which I don't)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-14443759266383441582016-05-08T11:49:54.055-07:002016-05-08T11:49:54.055-07:00I completely agree with this. Great job explaining...I completely agree with this. Great job explaining it so clearly! When I watched one of Trump's speeches last Thursday, the only thing my brain could scream was 'Hitler, Hitler, Hitler!'. Another thing that I find quite scary is that Trump only cares about America. He doesn't care about what goes on in the rest of the world, or what his acts' effects might have on the world. This is a clear sign of national-socialism. Deep into WOII, when it was clear that Germany was going to lose, the German citizens had food, furniture and a pretty decent life, while people died of hunger in Holland and the furniture was too stolen from other countries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111151778337565943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-63399046576935531102016-04-25T17:16:38.701-07:002016-04-25T17:16:38.701-07:00To DavidLJ, I do not buy the reasoning that everyo...To DavidLJ, I do not buy the reasoning that everyone who actually deserves a faculty position gets one. Neither does it make sense that everyone who could be faculty gets to be faculty. I think the major problem is that academic institutions, funding agencies, and ultimately the faculty who run the labs are playing into a disingenuous system that frequently demands 100% of a person's life, but offers proportionately little compensation during the prime of someone's life. The reality is that a savvy PhD or post-doctoral trainee should get non-academic training and experience, and even outside of science altogether, depending on their talents and interests. However, many faculty want to continue entertaining the fantasy that these people should work as if they will become faculty and not make preparations in this way because it takes away from research (read: putting 100% of free time into research). It can be destructive to the individuals. Honestly, I see some of the smartest people around me leaving academia because there is so little financial reward for such an incredible amount of effort. So much of one's fate as a scientist depends on the behavior of one's advisor, and they can sometimes be capricious enough to destroy even the smartest individual. There are few institutions that hold advisors accountable for their personal conduct and managerial performance outside of blatant sexual harassment and abuse. I can think of plenty of faculty who are demonstrably manipulative and will use anyone and everyone to advance their careers, and it doesn't matter how smart you are - they practically own you. One could also take the grossly exaggerated rate of mood disorders in academia (practically an epidemic in this subpopulation) as an obvious signal that something is very wrong. One could argue that a truly smart person would know how to "game" the system, but now we aren't talking about science, we're talking about politics and personalities, and science is a byproduct. Modern academia is burdened with so much unscientific nonsense that can set one's entire life back that maybe not the smartest, but at least the most practical individuals are leaving for more rewarding prospects. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824378802999650193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-37424171008927869392016-04-23T05:09:29.292-07:002016-04-23T05:09:29.292-07:00Congratulations for your post, I am CTO of www.evo...Congratulations for your post, I am CTO of www.evovelo.com I am very feed up of this parasites as you are. This is our experience with Keiretsu:<br /><br />We were invited and "selected" to pitch on a Keiretsuforum event in Barcelona and they asked for a fee of around 500€ to present.<br />As it was not a big fee and the place where the event was going to be it was interesting for us we decided that it could be interesting.<br /><br />They told us on the phone that 9 out of the 10 StartUps that presented last year found investment on that same event.<br /><br />Before we pay anything we usually try to check if it worths or not. So I decided to contact that 10 companies from last year to ask how it went for them.<br /><br />I was able to talk with 8 CEOs out of the 10 companies and none of them got any investment from that event.<br />So I called back to the Keiretsu people to tell them about my findings, the person on the phone went panicking …<br /><br />Latter I found on their website a list of companies that apparently were funded by their events here: http://www.keiretsuforum.es/operaciones-cerradas/ and it happened that one of them I know the CEO personally so I called her and asked about it, obviously they never closed any finance with them, they did not even pitched on their events!<br /><br />So they are not only parasites they are compulsive liars at least the Keiretsu Spanish branch.Gonzalo Chomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903158948782573962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-54769354191895900992016-03-30T07:08:00.093-07:002016-03-30T07:08:00.093-07:00My company got selected to attend collision but af...My company got selected to attend collision but after reading these comnemts, I think I'm staying home.Edward W. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357061953277386148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-29436806689838661682016-03-25T16:00:41.444-07:002016-03-25T16:00:41.444-07:00There are new generation ELNs now that are fast, s...There are new generation ELNs now that are fast, stable, reliable and are risk free since they offer instant, one click export of everything in standard formats like PDF & HTML along with all your original data files in exactly the format that they went in. Also, you don't have to guess if they will work for you, as in many cases you can try them yourself for free. One example is RSpace ELN that anyone can try for free at: https://community.researchspace.cominvasifspecieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558242709707496780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-59787925760504417832016-03-06T02:46:38.742-08:002016-03-06T02:46:38.742-08:00Thanks man, appreciate this!Thanks man, appreciate this!Kintsukuroihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316836615242134751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-34185217024808208202016-03-01T17:04:30.841-08:002016-03-01T17:04:30.841-08:00Wow. Please do email to me at "lenny at proto...Wow. Please do email to me at "lenny at protocols dot io"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243142395384726052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-44155119302377987102016-03-01T15:12:58.089-08:002016-03-01T15:12:58.089-08:00Just FYI, the fee for the northwest Keiretsu forum...Just FYI, the fee for the northwest Keiretsu forum is 9500$....I can send you their document if you like....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540691974709025965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-56084577960287771992015-12-21T02:54:29.444-08:002015-12-21T02:54:29.444-08:00@DavidLJ The problem Lenny mentions is for the sci...@DavidLJ The problem Lenny mentions is for the scientists, not for the public. If you do not care enough to understand that, then why are you writing here anyway?Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229747238261719003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-38438712608184175432015-12-21T02:50:10.007-08:002015-12-21T02:50:10.007-08:001:200 odd is not something one can easily get thro...1:200 odd is not something one can easily get through even with the great publications record and etc. It sounds like you are not a faculty obviously.Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229747238261719003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-91340417287247961162015-12-21T02:48:25.457-08:002015-12-21T02:48:25.457-08:00Those are too exceptional examples in my opinion.
...Those are too exceptional examples in my opinion.<br />And the science research back in Einstein's day required very little funding as compared to today. Especially in biology where a physical lab space and expensive devices are necessary.Junhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229747238261719003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-31814774074534545952015-12-14T21:30:20.511-08:002015-12-14T21:30:20.511-08:00Thanks for posting this. Thought I'd do a quic...Thanks for posting this. Thought I'd do a quick google before paying the money and I'm shocked at the mountain of negative feedback I've seen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555247998079101338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-57124825690608233772015-11-18T15:31:43.890-08:002015-11-18T15:31:43.890-08:00People the post is an year old. Even the person wh...People the post is an year old. Even the person who posted would have moved on. <br />Seriously, let's focus on research and reading scientific articles. Not these. <br />Good luck every one. <br />Avyaya j.n.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09724735105640514086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-51811491157710826922015-11-18T12:50:52.984-08:002015-11-18T12:50:52.984-08:00I agree with a lot of what he said, I am also fami...I agree with a lot of what he said, I am also familiar with the harrowing tales of Prasher and Mullis. Should probably state my story first. I am a PhD student from the third world in a department/lab that is very well funded with many international collaborations including the top UK, Europe and Ivy league schools. Sure, from the start, in the world of science I am at a disadvantage. I am not delusional about this. How do I make up for this, it's simple, whatever you do, do not define your field. For instance, I am a medical molecular biologist, not a researcher specific to a disease. This grants me freedom to move between many different fields (biomedical related or not) that gain popularity and therefore funding. At the end of the day, academia is a business and you have to go where the cash is or you will be miserable. Understand that you are on your own and you should make your own way. I have never had a PI actually contribute to my research aside from giving me a project title. This is probably due to the third world thing and them not giving a damn but hey, I can conceptualize, design and maintain my own research independently while also running a lab and acquiring funding for the lab. Yes, where I work students write the NIH grants and PI's sign, hell man a student even managed to get a Gates foundation grant. This is not ideal at all and many students feel done in, but what they don't realize is that they have already acquired many valuable skills in our little forgotten corner of the world compared to the first world. Science is a cruel mistress that will never care about the individual who dares to pry her secrets. At the end of the day we made our choices, we are in the field and we should learn to work the system and not complain about it. After 10 years of study it's too late to turn back. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02810449552318677722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-73072172744735108952015-11-16T05:26:52.239-08:002015-11-16T05:26:52.239-08:00I don't think Ms Borel's article was balan...I don't think Ms Borel's article was balanced, she brushes over what in many people's opinion the more grievous problems with Dr. Charles Benbrook in terms of conflict of interest. She said that Benbrook did not return her call. Is that an acceptable excuse to gloss over the more serious conflicts of interest of Benbrook, or for that matter Gary Ruskin?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620907735119636477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-61623585738066293142015-10-21T16:47:46.273-07:002015-10-21T16:47:46.273-07:00fair enough, but the linking to sites like natural...fair enough, but the linking to sites like natural news, health ranger's twitter, etc. is irresponsible. a journalist would know that sites like that and twitter handles like that are known loons and cranks. all of these appear in the article. not one word on the lies and misinformation from gary ruskin and co. other than the conversation is "complicated." this is not the work of a journalist, but of a bystander watching a fight happen without knowing the history of either party. kevin folta is not the bad guy here. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03569048378694872538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-81364871879501312782015-10-19T03:55:11.155-07:002015-10-19T03:55:11.155-07:00By many measures, the biological and medical scien...By many measures, the biological and medical sciences are in a golden age. That fact, which we celebrate, makes it all the more difficult to acknowledge that the current system contains systemic flaws that are threatening its future.<br /><br /><br />Rim Sanson,<br /><a href="http://www.casperon.com/fundraising-software/" rel="nofollow">Fundau</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442528926421442116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-45336148151934469492015-10-18T18:11:33.044-07:002015-10-18T18:11:33.044-07:00Amazing article. .a real eye opener. Thanks for sh...Amazing article. .a real eye opener. Thanks for sharing. For the first person who commented, the best and the brightest was used ironically and it is some what true. To achieve what he did he had to be so.I am thinking about going for a phd and wanted a realistic look This article is one of the best I ve read in a while.thanksGift_GurRuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893867476700303129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211622996251937940.post-37128756815719401532015-09-16T15:40:58.936-07:002015-09-16T15:40:58.936-07:00Canada the same
Canada the same<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895838300477919155noreply@blogger.com