tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post960898642428396001..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Extreme ConferencingFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-77493530584174932482007-12-19T16:08:00.000-06:002007-12-19T16:08:00.000-06:00"Maybe we should add that to the list of things to..."Maybe we should add that to the list of things to do with your potential advisors/coworkers: go to a meeting and see if they tend to be drink heavily and become offensive/otherwise dangerous to themselves or others?"<BR/><BR/>Excellent advice. People just have lower inhibitions when drunk, not new personalities. If someone does something objectionable while drunk, you can be sure that they think it's ok on some level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-61504582559602928952007-12-13T12:32:00.000-06:002007-12-13T12:32:00.000-06:00Hmmm... medical problems. Oh well, I say go for it...Hmmm... medical problems. Oh well, I say go for it. If you die while screaming at a speaker during a 10:20 am seminar because of a heart attack, it would have been worth it. Go out with a bang doing what you love.<BR/><BR/>If he wants to live though, he could stop drinking alcohol and coffee during conferences. A simple step that should be easy to make for anyone with enough willpower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-86175324825354932562007-12-12T20:35:00.000-06:002007-12-12T20:35:00.000-06:00I'm always disturbed by the extreme alcohol consum...I'm always disturbed by the extreme alcohol consumption I see by these otherwise terribly introverted, formal creatures. <BR/><BR/>The worst for me is the Dr.Jekyll/Mr. Hyde phenomenon, which ruled out several potential postdoc advisors based on their extremely lewd alcohol-triggered behavior.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should add that to the list of things to do with your potential advisors/coworkers: go to a meeting and see if they tend to be drink heavily and become offensive/otherwise dangerous to themselves or others?<BR/><BR/>I think for a lot of them, these extreme behaviors a poor coping mechanism for being socially anxious and/or upset about scientific competition. It dulls the psychic pain to injure a different part of your body (or induce a hangover).Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542602867472447035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-70476390232057331192007-12-11T23:47:00.000-06:002007-12-11T23:47:00.000-06:00He spends days talking, drinking a lot, arguing, n...He spends days talking, drinking a lot, arguing, not sleeping much, and racing around highly caffeinated.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hey, that's me! At conferences anyway. <BR/><BR/>"At meetings, he is surrounded by people with the exact same passion for his field of Science, and hence the bungee-jumping, ice-climbing, sky-diving, demolition derby type conference behavior."<BR/><BR/>Well, yeah, that would be the reason. It's such a welcome change from "Huh?"<BR/><BR/>I guess I'll regard this as a caution not to take it as far as your colleague does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com