Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
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Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#2I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't address the obvious question.
If he didn't publish any papers after that, what did he actually do?
The entire article actually seems to undermine his point.
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#3I feel like the inability to focus for long periods of time is holding back progress in many areas. If we can't even stay away from email for a few days, how can we clear our minds of conventional thinking?
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#4I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't address the obvious question. If he didn't publish any papers after that, what did he actually do? The entire article actually seems to undermine his point.
…published fewer than 10 papers after his groundbreaking work, which identified the mechanism by which subatomic material acquires mass, was published in 1964.
What are you talking about?
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#5I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't address the obvious question. If he didn't publish any papers after that, what did he actually do? The entire article actually seems to undermine his point.
who cares? you get tenure for what you did, not for what you're going to do.
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#6I loved the ending:
"He has never been tempted to buy a television, but was persuaded to watch The Big Bang Theory last year, and said he wasn't impressed."
The show is despite what some think, not a celebration of science, but a ridicule of science, and takes the stereotypes to new levels.
Edit: I also watch the show, but as the article that GuiA links to mentions, the show wnats you to laugh at the nerds, and not the actual jokes they make. You could argue its a Star Trek vs. Star Wars kinda thing, but i personally liked Community far more, because it really captured the fun in being nerdy, and didn't put nerds in one big collective box.
PS. I don't dress up, play fantazy card games, go to cosplays, read comics, etc. I'm an engineering student, i get drunk in the weekends, I code in .NET and Python, I love coffee, wine, cars, motorcycles, etc. Not anywhere near the steretypical hollywood nerd.
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#7I loved the ending: "He has never been tempted to buy a television, but was persuaded to watch The Big Bang Theory last year, and said he wasn't impressed." The show is despite what some think, not a celebration of science, but a ridicule of science, and takes the stereotypes to new levels. Edit: I also watch the show, but as the article that GuiA links to mentions, the show wnats you to laugh at the nerds, and not t…
Re: Big Bang Theory, I enjoyed this post:
http://butmyopinionisright.tumblr.com/post/31079561065/the-p...
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#8I loved the ending: "He has never been tempted to buy a television, but was persuaded to watch The Big Bang Theory last year, and said he wasn't impressed." The show is despite what some think, not a celebration of science, but a ridicule of science, and takes the stereotypes to new levels. Edit: I also watch the show, but as the article that GuiA links to mentions, the show wnats you to laugh at the nerds, and not t…
Meh, still funny, and the jokes are often more clever than your typical network fare.
EDIT: I love that I get downvoted for saying that I like a show. You guys must be a blast at parties.
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#9I loved the ending: "He has never been tempted to buy a television, but was persuaded to watch The Big Bang Theory last year, and said he wasn't impressed." The show is despite what some think, not a celebration of science, but a ridicule of science, and takes the stereotypes to new levels. Edit: I also watch the show, but as the article that GuiA links to mentions, the show wnats you to laugh at the nerds, and not t…
Oh god, I can't take the self absorbed nerd culture that has to whine about TBBT at every opportunity.
Re: Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system
#10I'm a little disappointed that the article didn't address the obvious question. If he didn't publish any papers after that, what did he actually do? The entire article actually seems to undermine his point.
This will not answer your question, but at the end of his CV here, there is his list of publications.