tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post4505677967363208423..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Self-defeating prophecyZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-38769774863387530692012-05-24T08:37:02.852-04:002012-05-24T08:37:02.852-04:00Ponto: I do not suggest having someone on only bec...Ponto: I do not suggest having someone on <i>only</i> because of their sex of ethnicity.<br /><br />I <i>do</i> suggest that there are plenty of people who are neither white nor male <b>with relevant expertise and skills</b>. And when there are such people, it’s bad to pass them over.<br /><br />This won't happen in every case. If you want a panel on presidential science advisors (an interesting topic), you’re restricted in who your guests can be. The picture could <b>not</b> be anything but white men. But there’s no reason the entire conference has to look like that.Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-78434540507179555442012-05-23T20:37:47.945-04:002012-05-23T20:37:47.945-04:00What is the point of having people just because of...What is the point of having people just because of their skin coloration or the shape of their genitalia? "Yes, I will select you because your match the blackest spot on my skin color chart" I would rather go for quality, than some arbitrary flavor of the month PC acceptable bozo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-55190971363885589452012-05-23T16:51:44.801-04:002012-05-23T16:51:44.801-04:00I find this comment interesting: "Intense po...I find this comment interesting: "Intense politics over the agenda led to control by some academics gently but firmly dismissive of those w/no academic (background)."<br /><br />What is NO academic background? Is a BS/BSc in science enough? MS/MSc? How about those "alternative" careers post-Ph.D. that are always mentioned (and which most Ph.D. holders must resort to in lieu of a tenured faculty position)?<br /><br />Heck, I don't know if I'll ever have a faculty position, but if I worked as a science writer, would I be qualified enough? Just because Carl Zimmer isn't a scientist, he's a great communicator of science. Scientists can read his work and follow the science. That seems a big enough hurdle for me.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026959125109387268noreply@blogger.com