Am to I assume that you think it's appropriate because of the title / opening slide? Or do you have any other views on it?
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Replying to @o_guest @doctorwhy
I used term to mean trad view of academia in unis and publications, and that we should go beyond that and value social media and outreach
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Replying to @cMadan @doctorwhy
The traditional definition is what I have an issue with.
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Replying to @o_guest @doctorwhy
I generally think of the term in-line with the 'modern usage' definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_tower …
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Replying to @cMadan @doctorwhy
So "unworldly dreamer"? This is exactly what I take issue with, as I said. Expert bashing based on outdated equivocation.
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"intellectual pursuit disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life". Sounds like good approach for science breakthroughs to me
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I'm very concerned with everyday life tho. Phd students are too. As are more senior academics. So many examples of academics being useful.
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Replying to @o_guest @JimGrange and
And being in touch with daily life. From working with tech companies, to the government. And from contributing to non science communities...
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to moving to politics or something else. If science was disconnected, why would taxes fund it? Why would everybody want our graduates?
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I think today (more and more) basic research is being devalued. I think that's problematic. (2/2)
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Exactly.
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...even wrote a blog on it:https://jimgrange.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/grant-givers-embrace-and-fund-research-without-impact/ …
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