Comments for monkey's uncle http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu notes on human ecology, population, and infectious disease Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 Comment on On Productive Stupidity by Risk-Aversion and Finishing One’s Dissertation http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=155&cpage=1#comment-5311 Risk-Aversion and Finishing One’s Dissertation Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:33 +0000 http://www.stanford.edu/~jhj1/cgi-bin/blog/?p=155#comment-5311 [...] of science and how one goes about being a successful scientist. I’ve written about “productive stupidity” before, and I still think that is very important. Before I had a blog, I composed a series [...] [...] of science and how one goes about being a successful scientist. I’ve written about “productive stupidity” before, and I still think that is very important. Before I had a blog, I composed a series [...]

]]> Comment on On Washing Hands by Catherine Oates http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-5209 Catherine Oates Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:25:54 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=523#comment-5209 Thanks a lot. Now I have Bohemian Rhapsody stuck in my head, and I'll probably think of it next time I wash my hands, instead of Happy Birthday, which isn't nearly as adherent. Thanks a lot. Now I have Bohemian Rhapsody stuck in my head, and I’ll probably think of it next time I wash my hands, instead of Happy Birthday, which isn’t nearly as adherent.

]]> Comment on Latest Swine Flu Epidemic Curve for the United States by Catherine Oates http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=477&cpage=1#comment-5207 Catherine Oates Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:23:15 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=477#comment-5207 The number of anti-vaccinationeers is falling proportionally with the number of H1N1 deaths reported. Currently, most people are desperate to get themselves and their kids vaccinated, but there are no vaccines available yet. The number of anti-vaccinationeers is falling proportionally with the number of H1N1 deaths reported. Currently, most people are desperate to get themselves and their kids vaccinated, but there are no vaccines available yet.

]]> Comment on Gadgil & Bossert (1970) by annette http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=173&cpage=1#comment-5117 annette Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.stanford.edu/~jhj1/cgi-bin/blog/?p=173#comment-5117 Hi, I totally agree, I love that paper :) Best Annette Hi,
I totally agree, I love that paper :)
Best
Annette

]]> Comment on On Journal Impact Factors by norm vinson http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=275&cpage=1#comment-3199 norm vinson Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:13:54 +0000 http://www.stanford.edu/~jhj1/cgi-bin/blog/?p=275#comment-3199 For your tenure case, who cares what the journal's impact factor is. How many citations are your articles getting? You might think about computing your h-index. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index No measure is perfect. norm For your tenure case, who cares what the journal’s impact factor is. How many citations are your articles getting? You might think about computing your h-index. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index

No measure is perfect.

norm

]]> Comment on Plotting Error Bars in R by Anton http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=485&cpage=1#comment-3135 Anton Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:37:58 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=485#comment-3135 Thank you! Going right into my scripts collection. Thank you! Going right into my scripts collection.

]]> Comment on Stanford Workshop in Biodemography by trey http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=501&cpage=1#comment-3091 trey Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:36:39 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=501#comment-3091 Any chance materials from the workshop will be publically available online, as for previous workshops in formal demography? Please say yes. Thanks. Any chance materials from the workshop will be publically available online, as for previous workshops in formal demography? Please say yes.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on Stanford Workshop in Biodemography by trey http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=501&cpage=1#comment-3071 trey Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:01:45 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=501#comment-3071 Hello. Do you plan on making much of the workshop materials publically available, as for previous workshops in formal demography? As a graduate student in anthropology, I've found those materials useful for my own research---paleodemography and using R, in general. Thanks, and the blog is great! Hello. Do you plan on making much of the workshop materials publically available, as for previous workshops in formal demography? As a graduate student in anthropology, I’ve found those materials useful for my own research—paleodemography and using R, in general. Thanks, and the blog is great!

]]> Comment on Predicting Catastrophe? by Fold Catastrophe Model http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=505&cpage=1#comment-3045 Fold Catastrophe Model Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:33:00 +0000 http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=505#comment-3045 [...] WordPress.org ← Predicting Catastrophe? [...] [...] WordPress.org ← Predicting Catastrophe? [...]

]]> Comment on Uncertainty and Fat Tails by Predicting Catastrophe? http://monkeysuncle.stanford.edu/?p=305&cpage=1#comment-2993 Predicting Catastrophe? Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:37:34 +0000 http://www.stanford.edu/~jhj1/cgi-bin/blog/?p=305#comment-2993 [...] course, is developing tools that give us the political will to tackle serious problems subject to structural uncertainty. I won’t hold my [...] [...] course, is developing tools that give us the political will to tackle serious problems subject to structural uncertainty. I won’t hold my [...]

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