Quant blogging

Bruce Charlton, the Editor in Chief of the journal Medical Hypotheses, has written an article about quant bloggers, of which I am considered one. Steve Sailer is called the "blogfather" of the movement.

Comments

[dearieme]

Science: the song has ended but the melody lingers on.

[bbartlog]

You gotta be a bit of a narcissist to call this an article 'about quant bloggers'. It's about the breakdown of the culture of science in modern times, and related phenomena including quant bloggers.

"You gotta be a bit of a narcissist to call this an article 'about quant bloggers'. It's about the breakdown of the culture of science in modern times, and related phenomena including quant bloggers."

No shit. I mean this Half Sigma guy runs a website and there's all this shit about what he thinks!

[SFG]

Hey, give yourself credit, dude. First the NYT and now a minor journal.

I'd watch it if I were you. People might try to figure out who you really are.

[Brick Oven Bill]

Congratulations on the recognition. I can imagine one scenario where kids learn about you in school. In another, we all get vaporized.

[mondo]

There are many talented would-have-been scientists out there with free time on their hands, because the state of science education and scholarship underwent dramatic changes back in the 90's. With R&D budget cuts, science was no longer seen as a stable and respectable career field. There was a drive to recruit more women and underrepresented minorites into science programs, which may have left some nerds off the track, whether by fewer available seats or by simple neglect.