Comments on: Awwwwwwww http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: adam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24982 adam Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:04:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24982 A fair number of universities in the US are in locations where, even if the spouse of a professorial candidate isn't themselves in academia, job opportunities can be limited. Around here, that's probably a bigger problem than the 'two body problem' where both are academics. A fair number of universities in the US are in locations where, even if the spouse of a professorial candidate isn’t themselves in academia, job opportunities can be limited. Around here, that’s probably a bigger problem than the ‘two body problem’ where both are academics.

]]> By: Charlie Petit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24984 Charlie Petit Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:39:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24984 Well, congratulations to you both (it says engaged, but one presumes there's a marriage date, past or present?) . That's one cute couple in the picture and believe me, your kids will treasure it some day. It'll prove you're the dorks (or whatever their term d'jour will be) they'll love to declare you to be. A bonus is to have been led to Cocktail Party Physics, a very fine and delightfully written site. Well, congratulations to you both (it says engaged, but one presumes there’s a marriage date, past or present?) . That’s one cute couple in the picture and believe me, your kids will treasure it some day. It’ll prove you’re the dorks (or whatever their term d’jour will be) they’ll love to declare you to be. A bonus is to have been led to Cocktail Party Physics, a very fine and delightfully written site.

]]> By: Levi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24983 Levi Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:27:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24983 I liked the article a lot, once I got past the sappy pictures. Just kidding. My sense is that in math quite a few mid-major universities have been able to strengthen their departments by solving the two-body problem, when two positions are open. It's always delicate since legally (and morally) each partner has to individually be arguably the strongest applicant for each position. When this is the case, though, the departments not only get two good mathematicians. They get two good mathematicians who stay awhile instead of immediately shopping themselves to more high powered institutions. I liked the article a lot, once I got past the sappy pictures. Just kidding. My sense is that in math quite a few mid-major universities have been able to strengthen their departments by solving the two-body problem, when two positions are open. It’s always delicate since legally (and morally) each partner has to individually be arguably the strongest applicant for each position. When this is the case, though, the departments not only get two good mathematicians. They get two good mathematicians who stay awhile instead of immediately shopping themselves to more high powered institutions.

]]> By: Eugene http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24993 Eugene Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:14:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24993 Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

]]> By: Stefan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24994 Stefan Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:13:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24994 I like the bubble chamber artwork very much! <i>I almost contacted B and her husband for the article...</i> gulp... I'm not sure if I had appreciated that kind of prominence ;-) I like the bubble chamber artwork very much!

I almost contacted B and her husband for the article…

gulp… I’m not sure if I had appreciated that kind of prominence ;-)

]]> By: Allyson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24995 Allyson Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:05:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24995 I know lots of couples who have met through Buffy fandom. Not really sure that's a job, though. Maybe for you and me. I know lots of couples who have met through Buffy fandom. Not really sure that’s a job, though.

Maybe for you and me.

]]> By: JoAnne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24981 JoAnne Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:54:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24981 A little known fact is that the APS study performed almost a decade ago was inspired by my very own hopeless 2-body situation. Marc Sher is a close friend and felt compelled to do something when he heard all that had happened to me and my recent ex-spouse (all was not well at the end of a 15 year struggle for jobs) - and so Marc started a small study and discovered the tip of an iceberg. A little known fact is that the APS study performed almost a decade ago was inspired by my very own hopeless 2-body situation. Marc Sher is a close friend and felt compelled to do something when he heard all that had happened to me and my recent ex-spouse (all was not well at the end of a 15 year struggle for jobs) – and so Marc started a small study and discovered the tip of an iceberg.

]]> By: Jennifer Ouellette http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24988 Jennifer Ouellette Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:20:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24988 Truly, I was not responsible for the picture-inside-a-heart thing; NATURE just decided to have a little whimsical fun with the layout. And c'mon, it's rather sweet. I almost contacted B and her husband for the article, except I didn't want to only interview couples in physics. :) Truly, I was not responsible for the picture-inside-a-heart thing; NATURE just decided to have a little whimsical fun with the layout. And c’mon, it’s rather sweet.

I almost contacted B and her husband for the article, except I didn’t want to only interview couples in physics. :)

]]> By: Joseph Smidt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24989 Joseph Smidt Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:44:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24989 Great valentine's surprise, and great article. Congradulations again to the both of you. Esther gave me a great surprise to: the new string theory book by Becker/Becker/Schwarz. Who could have a better wife? Great valentine’s surprise, and great article. Congradulations again to the both of you.

Esther gave me a great surprise to: the new string theory book by Becker/Becker/Schwarz. Who could have a better wife?

]]> By: adam http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/comment-page-1/#comment-24990 adam Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:13:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/02/14/awwwwwwww/#comment-24990 A few hundred bloggers linking to that page as "carebear scientists" might do the trick. A few hundred bloggers linking to that page as “carebear scientists” might do the trick.

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