tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post5986444434295888812..comments2024-03-29T02:04:07.952-04:00Comments on Bayblab: Words of Wisdom From John GurdonKamelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548259062576527751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-11985507529394803442007-10-25T13:06:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:06:00.000-04:00I guess more important is acknowledging that altho...I guess more important is acknowledging that although administrative practices and rules might be to some extent necessary evils, they are very serious impediment to doing good science. They eat up your time and place restrictions and what you do, say and think about. Good science and innovation obviously requires the opposite - thought without limits and a focus on important facts rather than trivialities. <BR/><BR/>If we acknowledge this, we can at least work to minimize the attention we dedicate to administrative nonsense and following frivolous rules, to free more time for important things. Likewise, those in more administrative roles can direct their efforts toward sheltering the people doing the science from these bureaucratic impediments.Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436172198266062229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-58404321507180067922007-10-25T12:42:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:42:00.000-04:00But I think he's right that when you have full-tim...But I think he's right that when you have full-time administrators, you get administration for the sake of administration rather than what is necessary to keep the science going...it's like a self-propagating virus.<BR/><BR/>I think that's where we are now, with 99% of the administration and paperwork we have being totally useless.<BR/><BR/>But you're right, the way to avoid that is for each scientist to take some responsibility for the minimal necessary "administrative" tasks, if there is such a thing, instead of passing the task off to people to do it full time.Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436172198266062229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-14321840528772676172007-10-25T10:42:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:42:00.000-04:00But if everyone did like him, the system would be ...But if everyone did like him, the system would be broken... unless we separate the roles of administrator, teacher, researcher, grant seeker etc...Anonymous Cowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315733940344340689noreply@blogger.com