tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post4275889987028810244..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Road ScholarFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-16573330405053807602009-02-01T11:28:00.000-06:002009-02-01T11:28:00.000-06:00When Eli worries about his carbon footprint it is ...When Eli worries about his carbon footprint it is the lab not the personal jet. The damn thing sucks amps like a leech sucks blood, let alone thinking about the cooling costs (the ohmic heating in the winter keeps us warm).<BR/><BR/>In part this is why he never much complained bout F&A costsEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-72216906354953440962009-01-31T08:33:00.000-06:002009-01-31T08:33:00.000-06:00Three counterpoints to arguments presented in comm...Three counterpoints to arguments presented in comments on carbon footprints:<BR/><BR/>1. While the airlines rarely schedule an extra plane for a single person's single trip, statistically and in the long run, every flight we take results in that fraction more plane flights.<BR/><BR/>2. Dealing with climate change is not solved by individuals each volunteering to do their part. Without strong central regulation, probably internationally organized, we will not change our behavior enough.<BR/><BR/>3. Solutions do not require reverting to eating mushrooms in caves.<BR/><BR/>The arguments advanced here reinforce my opinion regulation is the only mechanism to ratchet back our wasteful habits - the majority of posters, including me, argue changes are needed, but our own meetings and collaborations are too important to curtail just for a vague and long-term problem.John Vidalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871768524749705799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-68710902633138000222009-01-30T16:03:00.000-06:002009-01-30T16:03:00.000-06:00I am a (full) professor who voted. I travel to two...I am a (full) professor who voted. I travel to two conferences a year, typically, generally as an invited speaker. One is within the US; the other elsewhere, most often somewhere Mexico. So, I fall into the under 25K miles category.<BR/><BR/>But I quibble with the 'professional carbon footprint' concept. It is the airlines that have a large carbon footprint. The planes would fly with or without me, so my net footprint is not terribly great. It amounts to the extra fuel burned because of my weight on the plane, so far as the flight is concerned. <BR/><BR/>My larger part is getting to and from the airport, for example, and travelling around town while I am at a conference.Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-39185292540650778192009-01-30T12:17:00.000-06:002009-01-30T12:17:00.000-06:00I do not understand point number 2 with the "great...I do not understand point number 2 with the "greater than" AND "less than" symbols, and there is no point number 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-78995431642427447552009-01-30T11:42:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:42:00.000-06:00I'm a Road Warrior also.I'm a Road Warrior also.Tha BossMack TopSoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342737714279603251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-62177081369123692362009-01-30T11:06:00.000-06:002009-01-30T11:06:00.000-06:00I didn't vote... because I still don't know who wo...I didn't vote... because I still don't know who won the 'statement of purpose essay' contest! Who's the winner, what are the exact prizes? The anticipation is killing me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-30639487180115909622009-01-30T08:05:00.000-06:002009-01-30T08:05:00.000-06:00Some non-Assistant Profs may have voted in the Ass...Some non-Assistant Profs may have voted in the Assistant Prof poll without reading the headers, just because it was first. I did that in fact (luckily I really am an Assistant Prof). It's the presentation order bias---similarly, it's been shown that people will click on the first Google result far more often than any of the others even when the first one isn't as good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-35920661048570185272009-01-30T07:09:00.000-06:002009-01-30T07:09:00.000-06:00I didn't vote in the poll because I have no clue h...I didn't vote in the poll because I have no clue how many miles I travel each year for work. I don't think of my trips in terms of miles but in terms of locations. And because of how my university funds travel for conferences, I do not get credit for the miles, so I do not see a report of the mileage ever. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if any others had this issue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com