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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
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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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Emin Gün Sirer
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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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Ben Zhao
@ravenben
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23. svi 2018. |
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Well then most mathematicians and theorists are screwed, unless the timeframe under consideration is decades or centuries.
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lmeyerov
@lmeyerov
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23. svi 2018. |
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Discover the conceptual foundations for society and share them back?
The "society" and "share" bits seem to get forgotten by senior researchers that get calcified in their subcommunities, and "conceptual" by junior ones & funding agencies desiring near-term impact..
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Peter Skomoroch
@peteskomoroch
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23. svi 2018. |
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Truth even unto it’s innermost parts
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🌷$BitcoinBehemoth
@BitcoinBehemoth
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What else can you expect from an academic failure?
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