Upon gaining his Ph.D. in 1996 — and with it three awards — Saïb realized that
the best thing for his science and his career was to stay where he was.
Not exact matches
For one thing, «There are a lot of good drugs on the market for heart disease right now that come in generic form,» says Neil Lesser, a principal at Deloitte who specializes in the life sciences, in an interview with Fortu
For one
thing, «There are a lot of
good drugs on the market
for heart disease right now that come in generic form,» says Neil Lesser, a principal at Deloitte who specializes in the life sciences, in an interview with Fortu
for heart disease right now that come in generic form,» says Neil Lesser, a principal at Deloitte who specializes in the life
sciences, in an interview with Fortune.
He argues that the European landmass, without barriers
for protection, was locked into constant warfare the forced organized populations to be
well armed in offensive and defensive capabilities and
sciences that would constantly make improvements in
things like medicine (to increase population) and food technologies (to feed the masses) and so forth.
«Man, if we could get more really smart MIT computer
science graduates to try and fix education and health - care and poverty instead of building another photo - sharing app, that would be a
good thing for the world.»
In fact,
science has a few
things to say about the factors undermining employee
well - being, and a few ideas on what you can do to change your workspace
for the
better.
Sometimes these
things get in the way of our real understanding of the universe, but over the long term,
science is the
best method
for finding truth.
It's a
good thing for him that his religious leader kept the post as head of medicine at his hospital or he might not have access to such relevant and accurate medical
science...
The point is you speak of
things as FACT and then something changes by 14 BILLION YEARS in a distance of 347 miles from the Earth observation to Orbit, and you just say OH
well that's
science for ya.
The internet is the
best new
thing, (
for we atheists, who can now talk
science and reason without fear of murder by the faithful) Those who are still clinging to faith and delusion NEED HELP.
Yes scientists are an arrogant bunch aren't they, let's get rid of this
science thing, what
good has it actually done
for us?
Science and God can coexist...
for those who choose to believe I can't begin to argue with you about the existence of God because you have closed your mind to Him... I won't argue why God allows bad
things to happen... because you don't even want to see the
good things...
7Whitehead's position could be defended on other grounds as
well: e.g., it gives us a single type of experience
for all existing
things; it provides a single metaphysical basis
for the natural and social
sciences; it stresses the difference between the becoming of a not - yet - existing occasion and the relations between existing
things.
But people in
science have the sense and methods to stay sensible about leaving behind
things that are later proven false (or
for which
better theories come along).
A man in industrial research summarized the pressure he felt thus: «It's made clear very soon that neither
science nor a
good product is the goal; making bucks
for the company is the big
thing.»
Science is powerful BECAUSE you get to go back and rewrite all of the books once you find evidence
for a theory that
better - explains
things than previous theories do.
Vague impressions of something indefinable have no place in the rationalistic system, which on its positive side is surely a splendid intellectual tendency,
for not only are all our philosophies fruits of it, but physical
science (amongst other
good things) is its result.
Now I think that in making this distinction Whitehead makes a
good and original initial point; because it is the fact that philosophers, by instinct, always think heterogeneously about nature, whereas scientists, equally by instinct, don't, which, more than any one
thing, makes the philosophy of
science so unreal a subject
for actual research scientists.
Amen.The
thing is too many people from both sides try to disprove the other, Scientist (
well some) will say there is no God Ala Hawkings here and then some believers will say that evolution or anything pertaining to
science that they don't understand is false.I don't believe that
science and God are mutually exclusive.
For me personally
science helps to explain a lot of
things regarding creation, almost like giving me a window into how creative God is.I believe that God uses
science to show us how awesome he is.To me
science does not disprove Gods existence it actually reaffirms it on a human logic level,
for me.You may disagree, that's fine, but this is just how I see it.
As exlonghorn says, only humans have made
things better for other humans through development of
science, technology,
better laws and
better societies.
But
science around the immune system, allergies, and food tolerance tells us that exposure can do
good things for your baby — and it might actually protect against allergies.
I'm feeling pretty positive about the whole «secondary education'
thing - there are some very
good text - books around, and I realise that these days most
science experiments have to be done by a teacher,
for safety concerns, so we can probably do almost everything at home - or else find something on TV or the Internet.
For example, instead of saying «Nice work,» it's
better to say something like, «You worked hard on your
science project; you really earned that A.» However, avoid the reverse: don't say
things like, «If you worked harder, you would do
better.»
Well,
for starters, I can see lots of reasons why anybody who believes there is such a
thing as a «white race» would at least be considered to be out of touch with medical
science.
Doug Muzzio, professor of political
science at Baruch College, said he believes Cuomo is doing the
best thing he can
for himself by remaining mum on the scandals that have left Albany more dysfunctional than ever.
«The diamonds have delivered these
well - preserved materials to us at the surface,» says study co-author Steven Shirey, a geochemist at the Carnegie Institution
for Science in Washington, D.C. «They're a classic example of how the tiniest bits of material can tell us big
things about our planet.»
Martin: One other
thing that struck me: Marchers like to claim credit
for all of the
good things science has brought — from beer and antibiotics to air travel, but never any of the bad stuff.
Lanza says that this time, he aims to do
things right: direct
good science focused on treating disease, publish in reputable journals with rigorous peer - review processes and work with high - quality collaborators and clinical centres
for its trials.
R. G.: Marching through the town to celebrate the
best things you've got (pride
for your sexuality and pride
for your job in
science)-- it's very rewarding.
At the same time, the RSC preference
for defense spending might bode
well for the defense
science and technology enterprise, which among other
things is a major funder of university research.
A brand new
science for studying this networked phenomenon, and in effect it's kind of a reverse engineering the World Wide Web that we know and the kinds of networks that we see on that to try to figure out how they took shape and maybe from that we can learn what principles involve and how networks do grow and you might be able to use that sort of
thing to be able to develop a
better system s
for example being able to create more efficient networks and that could be very valuable in industry, there may be a lot of practical applications, involving protecting privacy,
for example, and stopping people from stealing identities; and you should, you know, should be of just an interesting phenomenon.
The puritanical reverence some people have
for science may be a
good thing, but it can sometimes lead to bad career choices.
At least in principle, «[i] n many situations [submitting a Registered Report] should only be a
good thing for junior researchers because it alleviates the pressure to get «
good results,»» writes Sam Schwarzkopf, a neuroscientist at University College London in the United Kingdom, in an email to
Science Careers.
But these days, of course, people are increasingly turning to the Web first
for sort of fast - breaking news about
science and technology — and there are wonderful
things about the Web because, of course, it's a highly interactive media and it is one where it's a really very
well suited
for letting people explore their interests in whatever level of depth that they have, which is perfect
for something like Scientific American.
For one thing, textbooks may be good for science learni
For one
thing, textbooks may be
good for science learni
for science learning.
One of the
things I find very disturbing about the current approach to drugs, which is simply prohibition without necessarily any full understanding of harms, is that we lose sight of the fact that these drugs may
well give us insights into areas of
science that need to be explored and may give us new opportunities
for treatment.
A career in data
science typically requires at least a master's degree, and so far there aren't enough qualified workers to go around; that's a very
good thing for people seeking
science - related careers.
«We hope that we can still change
things,
for the
good of biomedical research and
for the benefit of patients,» says Nathalie Kayadjanian, senior scientific officer
for the medical scientific committee of
Science Europe, a group of science funders and research organiz
Science Europe, a group of
science funders and research organiz
science funders and research organizations.
«The truly odd
thing is that the laws of physics, which surely ought to be responsible
for what we see in the world, can work just as
well both forwards and backwards in time,» says Dean Rickles, a philosopher of
science at the University of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
When more is invested in
science — a
good thing — the ranks of graduate students and postdocs swell to meet the demand
for temporary labor.
And the one
thing we shouldn't be abandoning
for the future of the country are investments in what this country has done so
well and what it returns so much to the country — namely,
science and technology.
«Members of Congress are
good at talking about
things they aren't experts in, except
for science.
But I would like to say that if what we are trying to do in
science journalism online is get a fresh start and genuinely be
better than what we've been doing in the past, then the most important
thing is to actually try to fix what has bugged me
for years and years as one of the biggest failings of traditional
science journalism; which is that 95 percent or more of what passes as
science news is driven by what I refer to as the big paper of the week model.
That's a
good thing, says Mark Keim, associate director
for science in the Office of Environmental Health Emergencies at the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it can both improve disaster response and allow affected populations to take control of their situation as
well as feel empowered.
DiChristina: Yeah, I mean I think one of the
things we don't realize working on the insides of Scientific American all the time is that the editor is not just working with the scientists but also they're reporting and going out to meetings and doing other
things; they're [scouring] the world
for the
best science that matters
for readers, have a lot of expertise themselves and it just seemed to me that this would be the kind of
thing that readers might really find fascinating — what the editors of Scientific American [are] thinking based on all their conversations with the experts of the day covering the various areas of
science and technology and how it affects our lives; and this was the genesis of this story.
«Peter is a guy with a
good sense of what
science is worth doing, so I think he'll be working at the hands - on level to direct things,» says William Brinkman, a theorist who worked at Bell Labs for many years and served as director of the Office of Science from 2009 t
science is worth doing, so I think he'll be working at the hands - on level to direct
things,» says William Brinkman, a theorist who worked at Bell Labs
for many years and served as director of the Office of
Science from 2009 t
Science from 2009 to 2013.
He said it was a really great idea to profile
science in a big sports event, to give something different to the public,
for the entire world to see how
well science can do and what great
things we can expect in the future.
For me, the method of science is a profoundly spiritual discipline, because it's saying that I will give up telling myself things that will make me feel better in exchange for knowing a little bit about the univer
For me, the method of
science is a profoundly spiritual discipline, because it's saying that I will give up telling myself
things that will make me feel
better in exchange
for knowing a little bit about the univer
for knowing a little bit about the universe.
«While photosynthesis is extremely
good at oxidizing water, the truth is many man - made processes of doing these
things are not that
good,» said Thomas Jaramillo, a researcher at the SUNCAT Center
for Interface
Science and Catalysis in Stanford University's Department of Chemical Engineering.
Well, one of the fun
things about [an] item such as that insurance one, or others, is in each case, we've zeroed [in] on some unique moment of insight
for that origin story that we're telling and tried to connect it with a larger picture of
science.
So, it's very important
for politicians to understand the importance of
science and technology, not because it's a
good thing to talk about, but especially in an age of today where we are in a globalized economy, where competition is — I tell my students, if you can not work hard, by the time they will graduate, the jobs will be taken away — you have to constantly work hard and think creatively and engage yourselves in a way, in a globalized economy.