tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post7347214652198878565..comments2024-03-29T02:45:10.096-05:00Comments on nanoscale views: Great talk todayDouglas Natelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340091255404229559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-62413719880460297152007-03-10T23:09:00.000-06:002007-03-10T23:09:00.000-06:00He was talking about the work he did 25 years ago....He was talking about the work he did 25 years ago. FYI...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-67537437303317568062007-03-10T07:43:00.000-06:002007-03-10T07:43:00.000-06:00I disagree with herman to some degree. Yes, it is ...I disagree with herman to some degree. Yes, it is nice to hear a talk where every question has a clear answer, but by then you might as well read the paper. Lately I find I enjoy half-baked talks about preliminary results, or, better yet, people talking about ideas for the future, without perhaps having thought through all the details, just as much if not more than regular "here's the talk about the work we published 3 years ago".NONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714684038171784902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-47702879450495333512007-03-02T17:59:00.000-06:002007-03-02T17:59:00.000-06:00I attended his second talk today and I have to con...I attended his second talk today and I have to confess he was much more impressive and confident. People should always talk about their specialties otherwise everybody is better off without a talk...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-43305971332789677662007-02-28T23:18:00.000-06:002007-02-28T23:18:00.000-06:00Yes, it was a well-crafted talk for a general audi...Yes, it was a well-crafted talk for a general audience yet he failed to answer my question in the end so the take home lesson from this talk was that you should not emphasize things you are not an expert in. The last thing you want to say as an answer to a question is "I have to read more about it"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13869903.post-42058169042662007332007-02-28T23:15:00.000-06:002007-02-28T23:15:00.000-06:00That sneaky Randy Hulet chose it; the show of hand...That sneaky Randy Hulet chose it; the show of hands was rather even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com