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Message 14 of 36 (619704)
06-11-2011 11:16 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
06-02-2011 8:48 PM


Talk video available
I am currently listening to the video of PZ's talk at Glascow.
It is well worth listening to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=115DdMmp2Bw&hd=1

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Message 17 of 36 (619728)
06-11-2011 5:36 PM
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06-11-2011 1:01 PM


Re: Talk video available
Percy writes:
I would like to see Myers answer the bonus question about his recent work. I did do a quick check of his publications, and it does seem to be true that he's published very little recently.
From his pharyngula posts on biology, from that Glascow talk, and similar sources, you can tell that he is still actively working in biology. From the fact that he is an Associate Professor at UMM, you can tell that he publication rate is low. I'm not sure what else there is to say on the subject.
I took that question to be a cheap shot, an attempt to smear PZ with the implication that he is letting his work slip because of what he does on his blog. However, PZ was previously a prolific poster on talk.origins (the usenet group), so his blogging is probably just a change of outlet. If I recall correctly, he didn't much like creationists or religion in his usenet posts, so not much has changed other than the venue.

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Message 19 of 36 (619789)
06-12-2011 12:09 PM
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06-12-2011 7:46 AM


Re: Talk video available
I see that I wasn't clear enough.
I'm suggesting that he would be a full professor by now, unless his publication rate is below expectations.

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Message 26 of 36 (620469)
06-17-2011 12:02 AM


The video of the Q&A session following PZ's talk.
Here's the Q&A session video. It is around 52 minutes in length.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhX-8fBPWEs
PZ screwed up badly in the Q&A. Or at least that's what the ID blogs are claiming. See Colliding With The Pharyngula: My Encounter With PZ Myers and People apologised when the speaker for design was shouted down, but …. They are apparently describing the section beginning at around 3.46 in the video. Watch, and decide for yourself whether the ID complaints are warranted.

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Message 29 of 36 (620574)
06-17-2011 7:45 PM
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06-17-2011 7:10 PM


Re: The video of the Q&A session following PZ's talk.
PZ's account fits what I could see on the video far better than do the ID blogs that I mentioned.

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Message 35 of 36 (625486)
07-23-2011 11:54 AM
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07-22-2011 11:17 AM


Re: The video of the Q&A session following PZ's talk.
derwood writes:
That JonathanM seems to think rather highly of his amazing scientific skills....
It is consistent with my experience as an educator, that seriously ignorant people greatly overestimate their own knowledge.

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