Women do not want to date a man that they out-earn. This is a position stated by the manosphere. I do not think I have heard a woman online or in-person refute this either. Even if she does date a … Continue reading Are women asking for too much in relationships or are men not doing enough? (Part 2)
I’ve been seeing an interesting conversation online right now about dating and relationship dynamics. It seems like as women become more independent, gain rights in society, I’m primarily coming from a Western society standpoint, especially American, become more successful in … Continue reading Are women asking for too much in relationships or are men not doing enough? (Part 1)
In terms of this paper, my understanding is indegree is the amount of papers that cite a given paper and outdegree is the amount of papers that the paper cites. The greater the difference between papers that cite a paper … Continue reading Flow Vergence Gradient: Citation Quantity vs Quality in Determining Research Impact
Predicting paradigm shifts is important because often, the old paradigms and work and technology associated with them are unable to coexist simultaneously with the new ones. This can lead to a loss of time, opportunity, and money of those invested … Continue reading Cost of not Predicting Paradigm Shifts
As the scientific literature library grows there grows an increasing need to evaluate the value and impact of published research. This has even become a field of study termed sciencetometrics. Those familiar with research may know of journal impact factors … Continue reading Studying the Impact of Science and Networks
Noble Vol. 1 A group of astronauts embark on a suicide mission to prevent an asteroid from impacting Earth. David Powell, loving husband, and father is among them when something otherworldly happens. Thought to be dead, Powell is instead imbued … Continue reading Review of Noble Vol. 1: God Shots by Brandon Thomas
There’s this idea I had about journalism. A prevalent critique of today’s journalism is that it focuses a lot on clickbait. Whereas proper journalism would simply inform the reader of what is happening in their communities, cities, countries, the world, … Continue reading What should journalists report on?
Reading the book The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert has made me think about paradigm shifts. Discussed in the book, is how researchers trained with a certain viewpoint within their field are often hesitant to accept an abrupt change in … Continue reading What if scientists practiced anticipating the next paradigm shift in their fields?
How does the average everyday citizen exercise imagining paradigm shifts? To imagine a paradigm shift is to take an accepted idea and imagine that it is no longer true. Within fields of study, it is easier to identify long-standing accepted … Continue reading What do paradigm shifts for everyday life look like?
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