Interesting Links for 22-11-2014
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andrewducker- Meet The Coconut Crab, The Monstrous Crustacean That Can Climb Any Tree It Wants
- Tactical voters hopelessly confused
- Rapists: Still not monsters
- The funniest responses to the Barbie Programming Meme
- Ghosts created by scientists in disturbing lab experiment
- How to tell when you should listen to the voices in your head
- Renewables are not enough to reverse global warming. What is?
- Plastic bag use down 90% as 5p fee introduced
- New York City Police Officer Shoots And Kills Unarmed Black Man For Using Stairs In Building
- The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis
- Women In Astronomy: It's Not About That Damn Shirt
- Brain Scans Reveal What Dogs Really Think of Us
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Date: 2014-11-22 11:59 am (UTC)Context is everything. When that guy was interviewed for TV, he represented the entire team that worked with him and the face of 'science'. It's a formal occasion. It was, as it were, like attending a job interview with the public. Most people 'dress up' their appearance and their language for job interviews because it's a demand driven by that context.
Perhaps this guy thinks it's more important to be 'cool', to be 'doing his own thing' and 'fuck it, why should I dress up for the cameras' - without putting any value on the wider perceptions people will draw from his presentation.
Personally, I think it was inappropriate. But I think it's important to understand it was a personal choice made by one guy who either failed to see, failed to understand or failed to care that people would draw wider conclusions about that choice and his choice does not necessarily reflect anything about his team.
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Date: 2014-11-22 12:21 pm (UTC)Not so fine for representing your team.
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Date: 2014-11-23 03:12 pm (UTC)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihLQN9AfXa4