More stuph

[dreamer_easy]

Ricky Gervais and the British way. "Anyone from anywhere can be cruel, anyone from anywhere can be witty, but there is something particularly British about cruel wit." I didn't see the Golden Globes or hear any of Gervais' remarks - what interests me, always, are the cultural differences between the English-speaking nations.

"only around 6 percent of U.S. scientists are Republicans". What the hell?

Words about "The Scream"

Jocularity: Crunks 2010: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections, in which we learn that Lizo Mzimba was not in fact taped to a wall. (The previous year's edition discusses the spread of amateur factchecking, a subject close to my heart. :)

Comments

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Thought you might enjoy this article (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/science/08tier.html?_r=1) about the similar skew among social psychologists.

[dreamer-easy.livejournal.com]

Oh, I saw that - the guy's argument is a bit of a whiny muddle, but the actual studies linked to are really interesting. I honestly wouldn't have expected such big differences in the apparent politics of different professions. Or, more accurately, different professors. I wonder what the politics of psychologists and psychiatrists in the US are like? (One comment I found suggested that fiscal conservatives might not be as keen on the starting salary of a professor after all those years of college!)

[dreamer-easy.livejournal.com]

Rather good column on the subject!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2011/feb/13/3