tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post8578252990033830663..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Canada's new Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, is NOT a Nobel Prize winnerLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-37994423782216082912015-12-01T01:34:49.688-05:002015-12-01T01:34:49.688-05:00There are 8 lead authors on her chapter, Chapter 1...There are 8 lead authors on her chapter, Chapter 15 of Working Group II. The chapter cites two book chapters that Duncan was first or sole author on written in the mid-90's. They were likely written while she was a graduate student, given the dates, and being book chapters, would not have been subject to proper peer review and would have been invited. And those two chapters of hers that were cited were among 22 other papers cited whose first authors started with D. In other words, her own research was an insignificant contribution to the report.Stacey Chernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420159778788302969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-81015890510521511432015-11-30T22:46:52.246-05:002015-11-30T22:46:52.246-05:00How many North American "lead authors" w...How many North American "lead authors" were there on that report, which was one of four volumes in the assessment? I think there were about one hundred. Is this correct? Would you brag about being a Nobel Prize winner if you were her?Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-33454363959963445902015-11-30T12:33:24.460-05:002015-11-30T12:33:24.460-05:00FYI regarding her role with the IPCC, she was actu...FYI regarding her role with the IPCC, she was actually a lead author on the IPCC's 2001 3rd assessment report (TAR) (ie one of the biggies). Specifically for the North American Chapter of Working group II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.Nicola Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144027067185587657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-23026782330483557052015-11-17T05:31:55.306-05:002015-11-17T05:31:55.306-05:00I'm curious to know how someone with her CV (n...I'm curious to know how someone with her CV (nowhere to be found, but Scopus is a good way to find publications) could achieve associate professor rank at such a prestigious university.<br /><br />She appears to have only 10 papers according to Scopus. She is a middle author among 12 on her most cited paper (only 40 citations), and it is on use of radar to locate frozen bodies, basically results from the failed expedition she is "famous" for, but the radar aspect is not her expertise. Her second-and third-most cited papers were cited 35 and 24 times and when you get to the 4th, only 4. Also, she's not senior or first author on the 35 & 24 citation papers. With a CV like hers, should couldn't land a postdoc position today, nor when she started her academic career.Stacey Chernyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420159778788302969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77191674000996397632015-11-14T13:41:00.758-05:002015-11-14T13:41:00.758-05:00This is interesting, in light of the rest ... http...This is interesting, in light of the rest ... http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/secrets-of-the-grave-1200930.htmlS Amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139717124676487400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-34561608646813005632015-11-11T16:11:00.807-05:002015-11-11T16:11:00.807-05:00Years ago I tried to defend her views on calling f...Years ago I tried to defend her views on calling for further examination of zambonis work...now I realize that she was crazy and I was wrong. To me this seems like huge huge a mistake...thummimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333314586940248330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-60820326933094249012015-11-11T14:54:22.885-05:002015-11-11T14:54:22.885-05:00I have emailed Ms Duncan asking her to resign from...I have emailed Ms Duncan asking her to resign from Cabinet - after all, as Harold Wilson, once noted "a week (Nov 4-11) is a long time --- in politics"Michael Marshall https://www.blogger.com/profile/11630172571231508804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-60005568556428214042015-11-07T12:48:30.698-05:002015-11-07T12:48:30.698-05:00I had the pleasure of voting for Rush Holt, but as...I had the pleasure of voting for Rush Holt, but as of 2015 he has retired from Congress. He is now CEO of AAAS.<br />eallochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365230101834424600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-19353972812244221952015-11-07T10:25:05.320-05:002015-11-07T10:25:05.320-05:00On of the interesting features of this new cabinet...On of the interesting features of this new cabinet is that science and technology have been separated. Kirsty Duncan is Minister of State for Science and Navdeep Singh Bains is Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.<br /><br />Right now Ms. Duncan has to report to Navdeep Bains but that's just temporary until new legislation can be passed to elevate Ministers of State to full cabinet members. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-81566040746036795002015-11-07T09:27:49.808-05:002015-11-07T09:27:49.808-05:00Robert Byers: There has been a Minister of Scienc...Robert Byers: There has been a Minister of Science in the past. It was a junior ministry though, and so the title was Minster of State for Science and Technology. Stephen Harper put creationist chiropractor Gary Goodyear in that portfolio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-2279031235995746012015-11-06T23:17:31.323-05:002015-11-06T23:17:31.323-05:00I met her once. First time a minister of science? ...I met her once. First time a minister of science? why is there one? is this to keep a eye on creationists? Just kidding but i wonder if , finally, the ID/YEC revolution is going to get attention! Hmmm.<br />What does the government do about science? Why was iot not needed before?<br />Why is someone worthy to oversee science issues in cAnada if they are confused about the merits for getting and claiming a Nobel etc reward??<br />Will this come up in the Truedeau loving media ? If it was a Harper PC appointee i think there would be a noise somewhere!<br />Does climate change stuff count as science? Is Al Gore a scientist?<br />I suspect she sincerely thought she could claim nobel title by being in these studies. Surely she wasn't sincerely hoping to trick people. Unlikely.<br />Keep an eye on her about whether she understands what science is as much as what merits science rewards.<br />In other words don't say creationism isn't science. Ome could question credibility.<br />I got a hunch this is the beginning of a silly period in canadian politics.<br />minister for science is silly unless they have some ideas of their own.<br />I didn't vote for them. <br /><br />Robert Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631863870635096770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-11133792972388448432015-11-06T22:39:14.862-05:002015-11-06T22:39:14.862-05:00She was elected as an MP in 2008, so there's n...She was elected as an MP in 2008, so there's no way she was active as a professor teaching at the U of T after that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439250875397918206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-65764189115812237832015-11-06T22:24:29.275-05:002015-11-06T22:24:29.275-05:00Re Lawrence Moran
Scientists in the US Congress a...Re Lawrence Moran<br /><br />Scientists in the US Congress are few and far between. The only 2 that I know of recently are Rush Holt from New Jersey and Bill Foster of Illinois, both physicists. There are a few physicians but none of them are/were active scientists.colnago80https://www.blogger.com/profile/02640567775340860582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-57607211862005235732015-11-06T18:20:52.139-05:002015-11-06T18:20:52.139-05:00First, and errata - in my first post, I should hav...First, and errata - in my first post, I should have referenced your question, <i> "Does anyone know where she teaches? "</i><br /><br /><br />Second, <i>There's a lot of misinformation out there.</i><br /><br />Absolutely. And in the modern "political machine" era, it's hard to tell what is propagated by the person in question, and what is propagated by various PR wings of the party. Let's hope that this is cleared up quickly, and transparently.The Other Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570666738076378921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-50606863665176519972015-11-06T17:48:24.239-05:002015-11-06T17:48:24.239-05:00That seems rather odd
I think you'll find tha...<i>That seems rather odd</i><br /><br />I think you'll find that it's the American system that's odd. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-85637739620702055622015-11-06T17:45:50.277-05:002015-11-06T17:45:50.277-05:00The Wikipedia article says, "She is also curr...The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty_Duncan" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> article says, "She is also currently an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto" right after mentioning that she is now the Minister of Science. <br /><br />The <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/canada-creates-science-minister-post-1.18739" rel="nofollow">Nature</a> article on her from Wednesday says, "Kirsty Duncan, a medical geographer at the University of Toronto in Canada, ..."<br /><br />As far as I know she WAS an Associate Professor back in 2008 (seven yeas ago). I'm just curious about her current affiliation with the University of Toronto. One site says she's on leave. <br /><br />There's a lot of misinformation out there. Just today, for example, I read <a href="http://www.dailyo.in/variety/justin-trudeau-canada-cabinet-harjit-sajjan-navdeep-bain-indo-canadians-sikhs-womens-equality-climate-change-refugee-crisis-homosexuality-nobel-prize/story/1/7207.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>, "As this viral image from Alana Phillips, a Liberal party member in Canada, rightly boasts, every one of the new cabinet ministers are not only top bananas in their respective departments, their very ministries are conceived and named to suit a 21st century reality: that of equality and diversity. Kirsty Duncan, the minister of science, is, in addition, a Nobel laureate in chemistry," It's accompanied bu a photo with the caption, "Kirsty Duncan has a Nobel Prize in chemistry."<br /><br />Where does this misinformation come from? Is it reasonable to assume that Kirsty Duncan herself may be contributing to this? <br /><br />Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-10538285470428690472015-11-06T16:47:11.065-05:002015-11-06T16:47:11.065-05:00Her biography states "Duncan was an adjunct ...Her <a href="https://kirstyduncan.liberal.ca/biography/" rel="nofollow">biography states </a>"Duncan <b>was </b> an adjunct professor teaching both medical geography at the University of Toronto and global environmental processes at Royal Roads University,...". There is a new items from 2008 with her receiving a reward <a href="http://ose.utsc.utoronto.ca/ose/story.php?id=1152/" rel="nofollow"> on the UTSC webstie</a>.The Other Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570666738076378921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-4832757145752930622015-11-06T16:05:22.268-05:002015-11-06T16:05:22.268-05:00That seems rather odd. Scientists would have a har...That seems rather odd. Scientists would have a hard time winning an election to congress. Most competent ones wouldn't try.Petrushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343702725399620404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-90574685541604038492015-11-06T13:50:47.403-05:002015-11-06T13:50:47.403-05:00In Canada, and many other countries, the Minister ...In Canada, and many other countries, the Minister of Science has to be a member of Parliament. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-49017123595357084152015-11-06T11:08:44.080-05:002015-11-06T11:08:44.080-05:00Unlike President Obama's first energy secretar...Unlike President Obama's first energy secretary, Steven Chu, and co-science adviser, Harold Varmus, roughly the counterparts of the Canadian science minister, both of whom are Nobel Laurettes.colnago80https://www.blogger.com/profile/02640567775340860582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-74650507961853913442015-11-06T10:51:52.605-05:002015-11-06T10:51:52.605-05:00My Facebook page claims that I am Lord High Empero...My Facebook page claims that I am Lord High Emperor of the Universe. And I stand by that claim until someone can prove otherwise.William Spearshakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354659259971103985noreply@blogger.com