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> He [Alexander Slocum] has a lot of creative ideas. One in 10 are really brilliant ideas, but nine are dumb,” said MIT professor Wai K. Cheng, a colleague in S
by physcab 16y ago
> He [Alexander Slocum] has a lot of creative ideas. One in 10 are really brilliant ideas, but nine are dumb,” said MIT professor Wai K. Cheng, a colleague in Slocum’s department.
I don't understand why some scientists come public with this type of negative commentary. It only reinforces the type of closed-off competitiveness that plagues academia. Sometimes I wonder what great advancements haven't been made as a direct result of the lack of collaboration and inherent selfishness within scientific fields.
- delano 16y agoI'm not familiar with any of the people involved, but it could just be an accurate statement. Also, you left out the last part of the quote: You can’t miss that one that is brilliant.
- physcab 16y agoMaybe he was joking. But whether it was joking or accurate, that was probably a comment he could have kept to himself. I guess I hear those types of comments all too often in academia from scientists who are trying to make a name for themselves at the expense of others.