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How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate q

How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.

hjk05 7y ago
The downvotes are typical in gender politics threads. There are two fronts aggressively arguing in a “you are either with us or against us fashion” For the people questioning if she’s receiving unfair attention because of her gender they view you comment as an attack on the establishment ala: “How dare they exclude her!? Is it just because she’s a woman?” And downvote you. For the people arguing that her media coverage is being unfairly criticized because she’s a woman they view your question as an attack on the assertion that she deserves the attention so they downvote you. In either case I think it’s interesting to ask why the proclaimed “woman behind the image” wasn’t there for the unvailing of the image.
- zarkov99 7y ago
  Yes, this is exactly right. The insane identity bullshit that is driving mainstream media (largely left wing and click driven at this point), is making normal people suspicious of the coverage of any STEM achievement by a minority (not Asians or Indian men of course - they apparently do not get a part in the oppression play). What would have in years past been a minor detail, noted and briefly appreciated, now overshadows the entire achievement. What a shit situation for someone like Katie who probably just wants to do good Science, to become a peon in the identity war bullshit.
- coryfklein 7y ago
  This is very curious - the OP is functioning like a Rorschach for HN readers.
melling 7y ago
“ 29-year-old computer scientist” She’s not an astronomer?
- sohkamyung 7y ago
  Best to see her bio [1]: I am a postdoctoral fellow with the Event Horizon Telescope and will be an Assistant Professor in the CMS department at Caltech beginning in 2019. [1] https://people.csail.mit.edu/klbouman/ https://people.csail.mit.edu/klbouman/
- inflatableDodo 7y ago
  Maybe not on paper, but she is definitely an astronomer.
- Canada 7y ago
  She is definitely not an astronomer. A lot of highly specialized and talented people who aren't astronomers or physicists are are critical to the success of big science projects.
- dmurray 7y ago
  Astronomy is about computers to the same extent that computer science is about telescopes, as I think Dijkstra said.
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yoz-y 7y ago
hidden figures? eerily similar
- melling 7y ago
  She is getting a lot of press: https://www.wsj.com/articles/computer-scientists-play-key-role-in-first-image-of-black-hole-11554945545?mod=mhp https://www.wsj.com/articles/computer-scientists-play-key-ro...
black-tea 7y ago
Because she's a woman.
- romanovcode 7y ago
  There was a woman in the panel of press-release conference.
papermill 7y ago
She's everywhere for the same reason Elizabeth Holmes was everywhere a few years ago. The media wants to push a certain agenda. You are being downvoted because some "people" misread your comment and thought you were questioning the agenda when in actuality, you clearly weren't. Actually, your comment is really in support of her rather than detracting from her, but "people" can't read nuance. She really should have been at the conference given her contributions, but she wasn't. Maybe it was a scheduling conflict? Who knows. Edit: Geez, why the downvotes? ;)

How come she is everywhere on the internet but not at the presentation panel on live conference that was yesterday? Jeez why the downvotes? It's a legitimate question I had.

hjk05 7y ago

The downvotes are typical in gender politics threads. There are two fronts aggressively arguing in a “you are either with us or against us fashion” For the people questioning if she’s receiving unfair attention because of her gender they view you comment as an attack on the establishment ala: “How dare they exclude her!? Is it just because she’s a woman?” And downvote you. For the people arguing that her media coverage is being unfairly criticized because she’s a woman they view your question as an attack on the assertion that she deserves the attention so they downvote you. In either case I think it’s interesting to ask why the proclaimed “woman behind the image” wasn’t there for the unvailing of the image.

zarkov99 7y ago
Yes, this is exactly right. The insane identity bullshit that is driving mainstream media (largely left wing and click driven at this point), is making normal people suspicious of the coverage of any STEM achievement by a minority (not Asians or Indian men of course - they apparently do not get a part in the oppression play). What would have in years past been a minor detail, noted and briefly appreciated, now overshadows the entire achievement. What a shit situation for someone like Katie who probably just wants to do good Science, to become a peon in the identity war bullshit.
coryfklein 7y ago
This is very curious - the OP is functioning like a Rorschach for HN readers.

melling 7y ago

“ 29-year-old computer scientist” She’s not an astronomer?

sohkamyung 7y ago
Best to see her bio [1]: I am a postdoctoral fellow with the Event Horizon Telescope and will be an Assistant Professor in the CMS department at Caltech beginning in 2019. [1] https://people.csail.mit.edu/klbouman/ https://people.csail.mit.edu/klbouman/
inflatableDodo 7y ago
Maybe not on paper, but she is definitely an astronomer.
Canada 7y ago
She is definitely not an astronomer. A lot of highly specialized and talented people who aren't astronomers or physicists are are critical to the success of big science projects.
dmurray 7y ago
Astronomy is about computers to the same extent that computer science is about telescopes, as I think Dijkstra said.

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yoz-y 7y ago

hidden figures? eerily similar

melling 7y ago
She is getting a lot of press: https://www.wsj.com/articles/computer-scientists-play-key-role-in-first-image-of-black-hole-11554945545?mod=mhp https://www.wsj.com/articles/computer-scientists-play-key-ro...

black-tea 7y ago

Because she's a woman.

romanovcode 7y ago
There was a woman in the panel of press-release conference.

papermill 7y ago

She's everywhere for the same reason Elizabeth Holmes was everywhere a few years ago. The media wants to push a certain agenda. You are being downvoted because some "people" misread your comment and thought you were questioning the agenda when in actuality, you clearly weren't. Actually, your comment is really in support of her rather than detracting from her, but "people" can't read nuance. She really should have been at the conference given her contributions, but she wasn't. Maybe it was a scheduling conflict? Who knows. Edit: Geez, why the downvotes? ;)