Comments on: NCBI ROFL: It's Charlton week on NCBI ROFL! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neuroskeptic http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/comment-page-1/#comment-29365 Neuroskeptic Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:52:59 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/#comment-29365 The Mother: I think what Bruce Charlton was saying was not that scientists as a whole are especially sociable, but that in order to succeed in science, it's more useful to be good at "networking" etc. than to be smart. The Mother: I think what Bruce Charlton was saying was not that scientists as a whole are especially sociable, but that in order to succeed in science, it's more useful to be good at "networking" etc. than to be smart.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/comment-page-1/#comment-29364 Anonymous Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:56:09 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/#comment-29364 Please tell me you will post one of his Zombie Science articles. Love it! Please tell me you will post one of his Zombie Science articles. Love it!

]]> By: The Mother http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/comment-page-1/#comment-29363 The Mother Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:34:59 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/#comment-29363 Okay, I haven't read the article, but having a ton of experience in the science world, I assure you it does NOT select for sociability. <br /><br />Geekiness. Lonerism. The ability to talk over the heads of everyone else at cocktail parties. Not sociability. Okay, I haven't read the article, but having a ton of experience in the science world, I assure you it does NOT select for sociability.

Geekiness. Lonerism. The ability to talk over the heads of everyone else at cocktail parties. Not sociability.

]]> By: bgc http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/comment-page-1/#comment-29362 bgc Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:33:46 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/2009/12/07/its-charlton-week-on-ncbi-rofl/#comment-29362 What an excellent idea! If only all bloggers shared your enthusiasm - ahem. <br /><br />Anyway, for what it's worth, you have my blessing <br /><br />(holds out large jewelled ring to be kissed...)<br /><br />Bruce G Charlton What an excellent idea! If only all bloggers shared your enthusiasm – ahem.

Anyway, for what it's worth, you have my blessing

(holds out large jewelled ring to be kissed…)

Bruce G Charlton

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