tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post7522568211684555363..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Way of the TaoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-80932106317080523762009-01-08T23:37:00.000+11:002009-01-08T23:37:00.000+11:00Good call Harry. if we find Labor is complicit in ...Good call Harry. if we find Labor is complicit in this act of stupidity they deserve to lose every seat in the house and then some.<BR/><BR/>I really can't believe how economically illiterate burrows actually is. Surely she herself doesn't believe that crap. I hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1464016164122250212009-01-08T08:05:00.000+11:002009-01-08T08:05:00.000+11:00He'd be wasted in Australia -- mathematics is in d...He'd be wasted in Australia -- mathematics is in dire shape and the maths people I know seem to end up teaching introductory X, Y, and Z to other faculties, like business or social science (a few lucky ones work in Engineering), do constant non-research consulting work, and help other people out on research which isn't their own.<BR/><BR/>The other problem he would have is that I imagine it's hard to think of things to spend large amounts of money on in theoretical mathematics (or theoretical anything), so it would be difficult for him to get large amounts of money from the ARC (and you can only apply for 50% teaching relief -- which even if you get it, which is unlikely as this is apparently the hardest funding to get, isn't a whole lot in any case -- evidentally people want you to basically be an adminstrator of a big lab, versus do your own stuff). This means he'd never get promoted because he wouldn't generate enough money unless he spent eons of his time on bureaucracy. In addition, since mathematics is in such poor shape in Australia, it would be hard for him to get good people in his big lab. <BR/><BR/>I guess it can best be summarized by that why Einstein wouldn't get tenure email that gets sent around sporadically, except the bias against theoretical work versus stuff that generates money is even worse in Australia than the US where I imagine that email originates from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com