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I think it is unethical to hire someone, if you are both part of a special interest network of any kind. If you compare their citation record on (http://inspire
by orbifold 8y ago
I think it is unethical to hire someone, if you are both part of a special interest network of any kind. If you compare their citation record on (http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.Ceresole.1 http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.Ceresole.1 and http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.Strumia.1 http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.Strumia.1), there is really little contest who should be hired though (both work in high energy physics, Ceresole more on theory, Strumia on phenomenology). But yes I agree there are many factors that play into the hiring decision we can't know about. In any case it seems most likely that this was his primary motivation.
- kork__ 8y agoAnd Rosa Parks primary motivation was that she was black and denied a seat. Since when does motivation make someones point invalid?
- orbifold 8y agoI don’t really care either way. There are quite a few very good female string theorists, who presumably got through the hiring process without any affirmative action. High energy physics is a very competitive field you just can’t afford to hire less than excellent people if you want to stay relevant.
- kork__ 8y agoHigh energy physics is a dead end field where people impress each other with how intelligent they are by producing ever more unverifiable results.
- manicdee 8y agoOne of the points under contention is the lower rate of citation of women in any field. Thus using number of citations is a sexist metric and amounts to little more than dick waving.