Comments on: Argh. Again. http://www.libbyh.com/2007/09/06/argh-again/ research and posts on social media, collaboration, and related technologies Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cory http://www.libbyh.com/2007/09/06/argh-again/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Cory Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:31:13 +0000 http://www.libbyh.com/blog/?p=69#comment-8543 You know...I've been sitting next to you during this entire symposium, finding myself feeling much the same way. At some point, I had the notion that maybe we could be the Dr. Doolittles of the Big Science world, and could get all of the animals in the scientific zoo talking to one another, and the world would innovate in research harmony. I was wrong. That was naïve. If anything, I'm walking away from this experience being very weary, and wondering if I would have the fortitude to deal with these disciplines all the time. Frustration takes a lot of energy, and I do find it amazingly frustrating that, over and over, the places in the world of science that are doing the most interesting work are missing (IMO) the important parts that are ultimately going to help them be successful. ARGH, indeed. You know…I’ve been sitting next to you during this entire symposium, finding myself feeling much the same way. At some point, I had the notion that maybe we could be the Dr. Doolittles of the Big Science world, and could get all of the animals in the scientific zoo talking to one another, and the world would innovate in research harmony.

I was wrong. That was naïve.

If anything, I’m walking away from this experience being very weary, and wondering if I would have the fortitude to deal with these disciplines all the time. Frustration takes a lot of energy, and I do find it amazingly frustrating that, over and over, the places in the world of science that are doing the most interesting work are missing (IMO) the important parts that are ultimately going to help them be successful. ARGH, indeed.

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