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Emin Gün Sirer
So many academics forget that our goal, as a profession, is *not* to publish papers. It's to change the world.
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Charles Hoskinson 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @el33th4xor
Then why is the incentive model built around the former instead of the latter?
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Emin Gün Sirer 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @IOHK_Charles
The tenure process does not ask for citation counts, it asks for impact. Of course, quite a few colleagues missed the memo and equate the two. A lot of others see publication as the sole and main goal of their existence. Very sad.
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MR 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @el33th4xor
Nassim Taleb very well summarizes situation with academia in his latest book - skin in the game.
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Emin Gün Sirer 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @mrupsys
I thought that book missed the mark. In contrast, The Black Swan was spot on.
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David Z. Morris 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @el33th4xor
Sadly in my time in academia, while I encountered a lot of brilliant people, I mostly encountered quislings, and the brilliant people rarely cared about public engagement.
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Emin Gün Sirer 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @davidzmorris
The easy way to build an academic career is to find an existing trend, and to hook onto it, providing justification for what industry would have done anyway. Think of the NoSQL push and all the papers justifying fundamentally broken databases. Quisling is exactly the right term.
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Emin Gün Sirer 4. sij
Odgovor korisniku/ci @Eexactlyy
In middle and high school, ages 11-18.
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Joe Hellerstein 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @el33th4xor
Can we disagree on the last sentence? Changing the world is a funny goal when you think about it. And achievable by many other means than academics. How about understanding more deeply, discovering truths, inventing, shifting mindsets, finding beauty...
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Emin Gün Sirer 23. svi 2018.
Odgovor korisniku/ci @joe_hellerstein
I respect those activities, and would classify them under "changing the world," as long as they ultimately impact someone external to the inwards facing academic community. The latter phrase is a must. Work must *eventually* leave academia to be worthwhile.
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