tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post6162813369273713996..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Fame, the SequelFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-12245342734672228202008-02-17T15:23:00.000-06:002008-02-17T15:23:00.000-06:00He went to public schools, nothing special -- some...He went to public schools, nothing special -- some of his pseudo-famous friends are from school and some are from summer camp experiences.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-27374142739802229982008-02-17T00:52:00.000-06:002008-02-17T00:52:00.000-06:00In light ofIn that particular anecdote, a childhoo...In light of<BR/><BR/><I>In that particular anecdote, a childhood friend of my husband's had become name-on-the-side-of-the-bus famous owing to his success as a contemporary artist. <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/><I>In the case of my husband, the situation is more complicated: we recently learned that he is a character in book written about another childhood friend.</I><BR/><BR/>I have to ask: what on earth is the childhood history of your husband? Did he attend some magnet school or something? If just one childhood friend of mine became a famous artist or had a book written about him, I'd be shocked and deeply impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-39596251974640828722008-02-13T13:53:00.000-06:002008-02-13T13:53:00.000-06:00I've been told that de Gennes was "side of the bus...I've been told that de Gennes was "side of the bus famous" in France. Of course, I'm not French, so I wouldn't really know (but my French housemate, who was a political philosopher certainly knew who he was).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-67571146310151475332008-02-11T19:28:00.000-06:002008-02-11T19:28:00.000-06:00I have mixed emotions about this. Some of my work ...I have mixed emotions about this. <BR/><BR/>Some of my work that we submitted for 'cover art' when a paper was accepted was not chosen for the cover, but was later incorporated into 'art' and sold for charity.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was strange, though, since my co-author had done the 'artistic' arrangement, and I didn't think it was particularly artistic (and apparently neither did the people choosing the cover for that journal?). <BR/><BR/>To the anon who asked, several scientific companies run contests for scientific art every year. They're advertised in Science and Nature. They have both the 'result' kind and the 'artistic representation of science' (i.e. cartoon or diagram) kind of contest. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine being in someone else's book, although I had a couple of friends who were featured in a book by a schoolmate of ours, and I didn't think the descriptions were very accurate. <BR/><BR/>But I've thought a lot about writing my own version of events, and how it would probably piss off everyone I've ever met if I were to write honestly! <BR/><BR/>That would probably even worse for my budding scientific career than an anonymous blog. I keep thinking I'll do it when my funding runs out. Any day now.Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542602867472447035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-82587469775751441982008-02-11T19:23:00.000-06:002008-02-11T19:23:00.000-06:00Last year, one of the professional society meeting...Last year, one of the professional society meetings I attended had a symposium on science-in-art. I didn't go because it conflicted with a session I was more interested in but people said it was good. Anon 1, maybe you should look for/organize something like that.<BR/><BR/>FSP, yet more evidence of what an extraordinary life you lead!EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-55025091797689452422008-02-11T13:31:00.000-06:002008-02-11T13:31:00.000-06:00In Ann Arbor, MI, every summer there is a huge "ar...In Ann Arbor, MI, every summer there is a huge "art" festival. I have it in quotes because not all of what is for sale is necessarily very creative. However, one of the coolest booths is always the UM Center for Organogenesis booth: they sell beautiful photographs of various tissues and cells to raise money for graduate student training. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bioartography.com/" REL="nofollow">Here's a link</A>. <BR/><BR/>I really agree with your comment, FSP, on how pleasing it is when something is both aesthetically and intellectually beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-30798320889099595692008-02-11T11:15:00.000-06:002008-02-11T11:15:00.000-06:00One of my mom's old friends wrote a book and based...One of my mom's old friends wrote a book and based a character on her. She was excited to read it until she read the description of her as something like, "striking, but not beautiful," and then went on to say that men liked her because she was overtly sexual. She then decided that she didn't care how an overtly religious, stuffy man portrayed her in a Christian lit book, and promptly threw it away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-36673496691226123112008-02-11T08:43:00.000-06:002008-02-11T08:43:00.000-06:00I also enjoy the interaction between science and a...I also enjoy the interaction between science and art. My first postdoc was with a professor who was also an artist. He was incredibly creative and I learned from him how much it helps to look at research data from an artistic point of view. I would love to present some of my research results at an "art" venue. Does anyone have ideas how to get into the art scene with research results?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com