tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007972849469702622.post6754024005695480806..comments2023-10-26T11:06:45.662-04:00Comments on The Cellular Scale: Everyone should learn everything.TheCellularScalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18379669883853001278noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007972849469702622.post-55379152486214319792013-05-16T02:21:12.755-04:002013-05-16T02:21:12.755-04:00I think miszcz has a point. There's a fascina...I think miszcz has a point. There's a fascination that competition will produce only the best work. This isn't true. It simply produces the greatest diversity.<br /><br />More on point, there's a disturbing trend in the US towards greater production, and I think this topic relates specifically to that. One doesn't merely have be the best at one thing, but the best at all things in order to eke out a living. <br /><br />The available capital for research is drying up, or rather tightening up. It would be odd for scientists to not feel the tremors.Mr. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139803483674840890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007972849469702622.post-82477876225981383932013-05-07T08:51:49.062-04:002013-05-07T08:51:49.062-04:00I believe that this a part of a broader problem. I...I believe that this a part of a broader problem. I would call it "a cult of the best". Have you ever met a grant or scholarship announcement saying: "We want to support good scientist", "great applicants will be considered" etc? Or met a PI who wanted "to hire good scientist in his lab?" in my experience its rather always "we will support best of the best which are so best than no one can be bester or even bestest". Therefore if your ambition is to be "good scientist" you're lagging behind from the start line, and only a few can be best by the definition. What you describe in the post is I think derivative of this approach ("you want to describe yourself scientist? you have to be the best at everything"), moreover I believe it promotes PI's in the type of "science businessman" not in the "science aficionado" type (cause businessman will convince all that he's the best of the best, aficionado won't). miszcznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007972849469702622.post-58087470135295242782013-05-06T17:46:46.517-04:002013-05-06T17:46:46.517-04:00Ha, well yeah, that bothers me in a different way....Ha, well yeah, that bothers me in a different way. TheCellularScalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18379669883853001278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007972849469702622.post-85232140921673391392013-05-06T17:33:43.029-04:002013-05-06T17:33:43.029-04:00Only semi-relatedly, you know what bothers me? Sci...Only semi-relatedly, you know what bothers me? Scientist geniuses on TV that DO know everything. That have three PhDs, can speak several languages, are gorgeous and stylish, are more-or-less socially adept, and are only 30.<br /><br />That stuff takes time!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355550574881515046noreply@blogger.com