tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post7913393914335319441..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Re-RecycleFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-9804939435465106572010-11-13T16:30:43.236-06:002010-11-13T16:30:43.236-06:00I get asked specifically to repeat popular talks. ...I get asked specifically to repeat popular talks. I always try and pitch the talk to the group I'm talking to, with at least a few slides that are specific to them. <br /><br />And I fix the footer so it has the name of the place I am talking. I detest sitting in lectures where people are so blatantly reusing stuff that the footer reveals where it was last used.EuropeanFemaleScienceProfessornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-30720470536088753192010-11-07T12:00:12.020-06:002010-11-07T12:00:12.020-06:00I have been known to give such a talk from time to...I have been known to give such a talk from time to time, althugh it is not the kind of talk I usually give. My feeling is that it is useful to grad students in attendance at the conference by giving an overview of how the nuts and bolts of research actually work, and suggesting new problems they might want to think about.Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-37693188841557248722010-11-05T18:10:15.583-05:002010-11-05T18:10:15.583-05:00I don't know the exact reason, and don't r...I don't know the exact reason, and don't really care, but I've seen it happened many times, in fact to almost every conference where there are several Distinguished Prof. invited. <br />It turns out that at least one of them is going to make its own eulogy.<br />I'm quite surprised you're surprised as if you've never seen that before... (I haven't been to hundreds of conferences...).mixlamalicehttp://laviedemix.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-82369805544755960352010-11-05T12:41:26.163-05:002010-11-05T12:41:26.163-05:00How about this theory (benign):
DP is presenting s...How about this theory (benign):<br />DP is presenting solely on the basis of being a DP. There will be fans who want to hear the classic stuff, but also probably a lot of younger researchers, or those not in the field directly, who will need a LOT of background before the new stuff can be addressed, hopefully by the current Post Docs or Grad Students in the upcoming session where they can get to the nitty-gritty.<br /><br />Or this theory (malign): DP only shows old work because he/she may get scooped by letting out unpublished or recently published data. <br /><br />I've been a participant as post doc in the former, and seen a fair share of the later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-8856875354472260712010-11-04T22:18:51.516-05:002010-11-04T22:18:51.516-05:00I have also found myself wondering about hypothesi...I have also found myself wondering about hypothesis 4. I once saw a talk by a distinguished researcher and clinician who was asked by an MD about what advice he gives to patients with a particular chronic condition in order to get better sleep. He responded "go to bed at the same time every night, exercise every day, no alcohol after 8pm". Sounded straight out of readers digest - surely the mainly clinical audience was looking for a bit more....Canuckhttp://www.checkyourtension.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-20877306355130583432010-11-04T15:06:21.595-05:002010-11-04T15:06:21.595-05:00I wouldn't rule out hyp #4. Dementia doesn...I wouldn't rule out hyp #4. Dementia doesn't discriminate. It's particularly painful to watch in professionals who need to get up and perform (cf. Favre).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-19416679415630969602010-11-04T12:36:12.928-05:002010-11-04T12:36:12.928-05:00I'm with CPP. I also prefer to present new wor...I'm with CPP. I also prefer to present new work because it's less boring for ME. Of course, it's also scarier because it usually means all new questions. <br /><br /><br />Alternative hypotheses for DP's behavior:<br /><br />1. He recently apprehended his one and only postdoc faking data, so he had to throw out all the recent results and had nothing new to present. <br /><br />2. He's really old-school and doesn't believe he should present work unless he did it himself. And he has done nothing recently. <br /><br />3. He's blind as a bat and didn't notice the audience falling asleep right in front of him. <br /><br />4. He's deaf as a doornail and wanted to avoid the embarrassment of being asked questions about new work when he a) can't hear them and b) doesn't know the answers because it was all done c) by his postdoc(s).Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542602867472447035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-35314853986387660882010-11-04T12:13:22.411-05:002010-11-04T12:13:22.411-05:00Is it possible that he was specifically requested ...Is it possible that he was specifically requested to talk about old, famous work rather than the new stuff? <br /><br />We had VERY FAMOUS BIOLOGIST visit here awhile ago - and most people assumed he'd be talking about EXTREMELY FAMOUS EARLY WORK but he actually talked about COMPLETELY UNRELATED RECENT WORK. It was cool to hear about the new project, but I know some of the fans of his early work were a bit disappointed he didn't talk about that at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-35042943733014708012010-11-04T11:29:05.147-05:002010-11-04T11:29:05.147-05:00Hypothesis #6: DP is convinced that the talk is pe...Hypothesis #6: DP is convinced that the talk is perfect and does not want to alter the tiniest thing lest he mar the perfection. If you encounter a few more people who've seen DP recycle the same talk, I'd start to lean this way. This could be classified as a sub hypothesis of #4 DP has lost his mind.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429334873670833643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-483938903459256872010-11-04T10:52:59.740-05:002010-11-04T10:52:59.740-05:00My original hypothesis had been that the conferenc...My original hypothesis had been that the conference organizers had asked for the talk to have the recycle format, but that seems refuted by the re-recycle. At least, it's much less likely that two batches of conference organizers would have that sort of request. Especially as usually they'd prefer to see cutting edge work.<br /><br />In my own work I go with CPP's approach for the reasons he said.a physicisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795655141660959996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-81752549605189927362010-11-04T08:33:57.218-05:002010-11-04T08:33:57.218-05:00I think the anon above me is on to a couple of goo...I think the anon above me is on to a couple of good points.<br /><br />My first thought was "this is an artifact of our emphasis on publication and presentation count instead of quality." It's the talk equivalent of the LPU. The question isn't "Do I have something worth presenting?" but "Well, I'm going to present something, so what should it be?"<br /><br />And the second was "know your audience." At my previous research center we made a point of gettting together before a speaker came to discuss a paper related to the field, so we'd at least have the broad background. We'd inform the speaker of this but it seemed to rarely have an effect on the scope of the talk.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280849211094122867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-87266257334533901892010-11-04T06:56:16.864-05:002010-11-04T06:56:16.864-05:00Hypothesis #5
Said professor is too nice to say no...Hypothesis #5<br />Said professor is too nice to say no to an invite, and so is trying to bore potential conference organisers into not inviting him next time. He can thus get on with whatever he wants without hassle. (this is probably mixed with a bit of "done my best work and so it is downhill from now on"). <br /><br />Regarding FSP's dilemma on what to put in talks, you have to go back to the old adage "know your audience". If it's a large multisession, international conference then do the intro with the old material. If its a smaller more specialist meeting then get in there with the new stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-53795812942688302252010-11-04T06:49:46.037-05:002010-11-04T06:49:46.037-05:00My practice is to present almost no published data...My practice is to present almost no published data at all. By the time our shitte gets published, I am bored by itte. Also, a major benefit to me of giving a seminar/platform presentation is that I can get critical feedbacke on our unpublished work before it gets submitted, so we can tune it up as best as possible for submission.Comrade PhysioProfhttp://physioprof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-2158326296994109742010-11-04T01:05:39.427-05:002010-11-04T01:05:39.427-05:00You've answered a question I've asked seve...You've answered a question I've asked several times. Each time I give my research presentation to the faculty (always with updated results), I kept asking, "Do I use the previous slides and then add on or do a whole new presentation?!?" I never got a clear answer. <br /><br />THANK YOU. Jesus it's nice to know what goes on in people's heads.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255429341172885257noreply@blogger.com