tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post116308258240331472..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: the boy detective failsjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163170932029522872006-11-10T10:02:00.000-05:002006-11-10T10:02:00.000-05:00Practice. Something to do next time insomnia st...Practice. Something to do next time insomnia strikes (I'm sure the talk wasn't so bad).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163165165853218172006-11-10T08:26:00.000-05:002006-11-10T08:26:00.000-05:00Absolut, Lucy, others: Thanks.Fabio: The talk was...Absolut, Lucy, others: Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Fabio: The talk was titled "Genetics and Analytic Social Science" and is about genes as causes of individual outcomes of social science interest.<BR/><BR/>Anon, 6:01pm: Thanks. Believe me, I have spent much time reflecting on the pedagogical failures of that talk, with a mind toward how it could be improved were I to give it again. I think problems like that would have revealed themselves to me beforehand if I had, say, practiced the talk.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163116040656214312006-11-09T18:47:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:47:00.000-05:00If it meant big problems for one's career every ti...If it meant big problems for one's career every time a sociologist didn't get a point across clearly, there wouldn't be any of us left. At any rate, you tried. That's noble. Plus, next time, you'll do better.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163113292998614812006-11-09T18:01:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:01:00.000-05:00As someone who was actually at the talk, I don't t...As someone who was actually at the talk, I don't think that anyone in the room thinks you're an idiot. I think the problem is at least partly pedagogical: how do you introduce some of the concepts to an audience that may not be familiar with them? In respecting your wishes, I don't want to delve deeply into specifics, but ... Here's one example. I don't think you defined heritability at the outset of the talk, and I was immediately confused about what heritability meant in the context of achieved statuses that were not embodied.<BR/><BR/>And I hope you appreciate the irony of Anonymous 3:17's line about releasing bodily fluids in the talk. I was certainly amused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163103466947405362006-11-09T15:17:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:17:00.000-05:00I think as long as your talk didn't involve any bo...I think as long as your talk didn't involve any bodily fluids (including, but not limited to tears) being released by or hurled at you, your career is still intact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163099926841555352006-11-09T14:18:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:18:00.000-05:00I'm sorry it was disappointing, but the other comm...I'm sorry it was disappointing, but the other commenters have good points. The boy detective will ride again!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150532491859766021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163092676966064972006-11-09T12:17:00.000-05:002006-11-09T12:17:00.000-05:00Be strong, boy detective! Chin up. It's almost T...Be strong, boy detective! Chin up. It's almost Thanksgiving. And that means lots and lots of stuffing to remind you that there is still good in this world.<BR/>-TOKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163092199445048652006-11-09T12:09:00.000-05:002006-11-09T12:09:00.000-05:00Very sorry to hear this. Fortunately, when you hav...Very sorry to hear this. Fortunately, when you have a strong enough reputation, it's not possible to erase it in just one talk so don't give yourself too hard a time. And after all, not <I>that</I> much was riding on this talk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1163089861397903462006-11-09T11:31:00.000-05:002006-11-09T11:31:00.000-05:00so you didn't fail yet, Jeremy. You only failed to...so you didn't fail yet, Jeremy. You only failed to convey the point at the talk. But you can still convince people when you publish your paper, since you'll be able to present all the nuances of the argument.<BR/>Don't give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com