A reader asked: "There are many, many academic bloggers out there feverishly blogging about their areas of interest. Still, there are many, many more academics who don't. So, why do you blog and how does blogging help with your research?"
I blog here on at DrugMonkey in the ScienceBlogs network for two reasons:
(1) To make it very clear that being a successful scientist ain't fucking rocket science, and doesn't require "genius" or any other type of magical intellectual prowess. It is a profession like any other, and the skills necessary to succeed can be learned. I consider this an important point to convey as an aspect of making science much more inclusive to people other than well-off white dudes.
(2) Because I am an egomaniacal wackaloon exhibitionist!
Blogging does not "help my research", but I hope it helps other scientists succeed at their own professional goals.
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Wow. That's exactly why I blog. It took me quite a long time to figure that first one out- but when I did the desire to share that knowledge was overwhelming.
Second, I was considering using the word exhibitionist one of my blog posts recently but didn't. There, now you did it for me. I think you have to have a little of that to blog like this...
Posted by: drdrA | June 16, 2008 1:00 PM
PP forgot to mention the third reason for his blogging i.e., to let his filthy mouth run freely, something he won't dare doing in the classroom. A real class act ;)
Posted by: S. Rivlin | June 16, 2008 1:33 PM
Sol, you gotta chill, dude! "Class" ain't all that, you know what I'm sayin'?
Posted by: PhysioProf | June 16, 2008 2:35 PM
PP, you know what they say about the kid in the schoolyard who has the biggest, philthies mouth. Beside, you are the one who needs chilling, if you haven't noticed the ;)
Posted by: S. Rivlin | June 16, 2008 2:45 PM
Sol dude, we are all about the chill at DrugMonkey, you know what I'm sayin'?!
Posted by: PhysioProf | June 16, 2008 3:07 PM
PP dude, I'm glad you did'nt ask me "you see what I'm saying?" But, yes, I know what you're saying and it is not much. ;)
Posted by: S. Rivlin | June 16, 2008 6:20 PM
Get a room, you two.
Posted by: enufalready | June 16, 2008 11:53 PM
We're all crap-hurling primates after all...
Posted by: idlemind | June 17, 2008 2:34 AM
At last, someone on this site admits the truth.
Go, PhysioProf!!
Posted by: Ian Findlay | June 17, 2008 2:31 PM
About your point 1),
the branch of science dedicated to developing rocketry is, in fact, "fucking rocket science".
:)
Posted by: RickD | June 17, 2008 2:45 PM
And what "truth" would that be Ian?
Posted by: perplexed | June 17, 2008 8:32 PM
perplexed,
The truth is that PP is blogging to fucking chill, dude!
Posted by: S. Rivlin | June 17, 2008 10:27 PM
Righteous, Sol!
Posted by: PhysioProf | June 17, 2008 10:41 PM
PP dude, you aren't very smart, ha?
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