Comments on: Off To NYC For Research In The Name Of Kissing http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/ Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:47:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Live From The Lab | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22947 Live From The Lab | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:26:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22947 [...] Off To NYC For Research In The Name Of Kissing [...] [...] Off To NYC For Research In The Name Of Kissing [...]

]]> By: Mirror http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22920 Mirror Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:52:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22920 Twitter @TheKissingBook.: "Getting attached to a brain reading machine. Sharpie marker on my head. Wondering how Igot from marine biology to kissing experimentation." The question is not how but why, why move from real science to pseudoscience? The kind of "research" you are trying to do may be fun but it's interpretation is just pure speculation. Do you really expect to uncover any *solid* facts about kissing in the process? Or does it only have to be good enough to sell to general public? Twitter @TheKissingBook.: “Getting attached to a brain reading machine. Sharpie marker on my head. Wondering how Igot from marine biology to kissing experimentation.”

The question is not how but why, why move from real science to pseudoscience? The kind of “research” you are trying to do may be fun but it’s interpretation is just pure speculation.

Do you really expect to uncover any *solid* facts about kissing in the process? Or does it only have to be good enough to sell to general public?

]]> By: Christina Viering http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22753 Christina Viering Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:53:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22753 Don't forget the pies! Don’t forget the pies!

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22737 QUASAR Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:07:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22737 No, wait! I found out! No, wait! I found out!

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22736 QUASAR Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:59:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22736 What's an FMRI and an MEG? :-? What’s an FMRI and an MEG? :-?

]]> By: Sheril Kirshenbaum http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22668 Sheril Kirshenbaum Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:01:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22668 Quasar, Real research. Great university. Excellent collaborators. Should be a fun and interesting week. Quasar,
Real research. Great university. Excellent collaborators. Should be a fun and interesting week.

]]> By: John Kwok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22645 John Kwok Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:10:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22645 Do you need a photographer? Sounds fascinating. Do you need a photographer? Sounds fascinating.

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22598 QUASAR Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:56:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22598 <strong> Are you actually doing any research or are you just doing for your own amusement? Are you actually doing any research or are you just doing for your own amusement?

]]> By: Sheril Kirshenbaum http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22578 Sheril Kirshenbaum Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22578 Arj, Good question. We're working with multiple tools to interpret the data, so I'm confident we're covering enough bases to avoid problems. There will be more detail about methods as our experiment gets going. Arj,
Good question. We’re working with multiple tools to interpret the data, so I’m confident we’re covering enough bases to avoid problems. There will be more detail about methods as our experiment gets going.

]]> By: Arj http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/comment-page-1/#comment-22566 Arj Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:20:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/07/03/off-to-nyc-for-research-in-the-name-of-kissing/#comment-22566 I haven't followed it closely enough to know all the details, but I know there's been some controversy lately over whether fMRI really measures/records what it purports to (and probably some controversy over its statistical analysis as well) --- Do any of these concerns bear on the validity/reliability of the data you'll be producing, or do you feel your use of it is straightforward enough to avoid problems in interpretation? I haven’t followed it closely enough to know all the details, but I know there’s been some controversy lately over whether fMRI really measures/records what it purports to (and probably some controversy over its statistical analysis as well) — Do any of these concerns bear on the validity/reliability of the data you’ll be producing, or do you feel your use of it is straightforward enough to avoid problems in interpretation?

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