12 DEC 2017 by ideonexus
Credit is Trust in the Future
We’ve already seen that money is an astounding thing because it can represent myriad di 1 
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Esther Dyson Forged Her Own Path
Thank you for your compliment to Esther and to her parents. We do not claim credit for her achievements. She was lucky to be the oldest of six, so we had little time for her and gave her little of our attention. She befitted from our benign neglect. She learned from a young age to choose her own path through life. She chose for her motto: "Always make new mistakes." I believe that is the key to her happy and productive life.
1 In response to my question: "You're daughter Esther is one of the most incredibly inspiring women role models alive today. Do you have any parenting advice for those of out here with kids of our own who would like them to become similarly active, positive, and brilliant adults?"
12 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
The Matthew Effect
[The] complex pattern of the misallocation of credit for scientific work must quite evidently be described as 'the Matthew effect', for, as will be remembered, the Gospel According to St. Matthew puts it this way: For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Put in less stately language, the Matthew effect consists of the accruing of greater increments of recognition for particular scientific ...Folksonomies: reference attribution
Folksonomies: reference attribution
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notes"complex pattern of the misallocation of credit for scientific work"
31 MAY 2012 by ideonexus
Genius is Hardwork
Men give me some credit for genius. All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. I explore it in all its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort which I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought. Folksonomies: intelligence study
Folksonomies: intelligence study
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notesQuoting Alexander Hamilton.
08 FEB 2012 by ideonexus
Surgeons are Like Astronauts
So much goes into doing a transplant operation. All the way from preparing the patient, to procuring the donor. It's like being an astronaut. The astronaut gets all the credit, he gets the trip to the moon, but he had nothing to do with the creation of the rocket, or navigating the ship. He's the privileged one who gets to drive to the moon. I feel that way in some of these more difficult operations, like the heart transplant. Folksonomies: surgery
Folksonomies: surgery
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notesThey prepare using the ideas of others and execute them, and then are the heroes.
10 AUG 2011 by ideonexus
The Assassin Seeks Preemptive Grace
The President held up his hand. Preemptive penance and absolution were doctrines researched and developed by the Consistorial Court, but not known to the wider Church. They involved doing penance for a sin not yet committed, intense and fervent penance accompanied by scourging and flagellation, so as to build up, as it were, a store of credit. When the penance had reached the appropriate level for a particular sin, the penitent was granted absolution in advance, though he might never be calle... 1 notes
notesBefore committing a sin, a mercenary hired by the church does penance beforehand, so they may know they are still in grace after the crime.
02 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
Is Science a Career Choice to Push on Children?
They say it's narcissistic to push your kids to follow in your footsteps, but when they say that, they must be talking about other people. After all, my footsteps, often covered with disposable clean-room booties, lead to science, which is a responsibly nerdy career choice. Or is it?
Credit: Hal Mayforth
Nerdy, yes -- but how responsible is it to encourage a child to study arduously for decades to compete for a slot in an inadequate job market? The same parents who beam at their child's rep... 1 notes
notesThe field is over-saturated, low-paying, and extremely hard work. Is it right to push children into working in science?
