The gradual strengthening of the para-academic research system is fascinating, important, and under-recognized.
. @ctitusbrown it's a heck of a lot easier now to operate outside a conventional academic institution than it was a few years back.
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@ctitusbrown (With the obvious caveat: only true for some problems. If you need a particle accelerator to do expertiments, well...) -
@michael_nielsen@ctitusbrown we physicists must consider ourselves truly lucky to have ever convinced people to build particle accelerators - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen@ctitusbrown Is that because outside has improved, or because academia (esp. funding) has declined? -
@gvwilson@ctitusbrown On decadal timescales, worldwide funding for academia goes up at an incredible rate.
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@michael_nielsen trufax. I co-chair an academic workshop, and I haven't been in academia in a decade.@ctitusbrownThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@ctitusbrown did u see my blog on 'new amateurism' in the humanities? http://www.carlgombrich.org/the-new-amateurism/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@carlgomb@ctitusbrown unbundling proceeds apaceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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