tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post633650794238275819..comments2024-03-28T11:48:06.623-04:00Comments on Veteran AF: Science Cheerleader Published My View on Science and the ElectionNeil Gussmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-67011123144158055692008-09-08T09:44:00.000-04:002008-09-08T09:44:00.000-04:00BFH--Lisa didn't recognize you. She thought those...BFH--Lisa didn't recognize you. She thought those sunglasses were strange even for you.<BR/><BR/>As to your post I disagree with it completely. Probably better if we discuss off line. <BR/><BR/>Write me at ngussman@gmail.comNeil Gussmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-20385922596247764792008-09-06T15:33:00.000-04:002008-09-06T15:33:00.000-04:00Meredith--Sure, you've got 97 books you have writt...Meredith--Sure, you've got 97 books you have written on Amazon and I am the one getting ink. Thanks, NeilNeil Gussmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-18970421398533876762008-09-05T05:08:00.000-04:002008-09-05T05:08:00.000-04:00Your post/link has me curious.I consider myself a ...Your post/link has me curious.<BR/><BR/>I consider myself a scientist because I try to use empiricism in making decisions as much as possible - though I realize that as a human, I'm pretty much going to make irrational decisions no matter what. Regarding issues on 'global warming,' I've pretty much resigned myself to the thinking that any data you see on the issue is basically science free (unless you're trying to perform an analysis of how politically motivated funding produces <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias" REL="nofollow">confirmation bias</A>, even in those trying to be objective).<BR/><BR/>Do you really think that additional government funding of 'science' produces better research, any more than additional funding of public schools produces better education outcomes?<BR/><BR/>In general, I tend to think that government funding of basic science and research is a waste of taxpayer money. Witness Venter's mapping of the Human Genome in a year and a half and at relatively minimal costs when he figured out that he could make money doing in, when the guys at the NIH said that it would take 10 years. (A counter point to this might be the discoveries from <A HREF="http://www.thespaceplace.com/nasa/spinoffs.html" REL="nofollow">NASA research that have produced real-world products</A>, but those gems seem to have dried up since the 70s, and whose to say that most of those things wouldn't have been thought of anyway_...?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Burt<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>BurtBurt Friggin' Hoovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273797531067256254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395959113568829045.post-77310785602837828762008-09-04T23:36:00.000-04:002008-09-04T23:36:00.000-04:00Great thinking and writing, Neil. I continue to ma...Great thinking and writing, Neil. I continue to marvel at your seemingly infinite and incomparable ability to land "ink."Meredith Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260267368064065843noreply@blogger.com