tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6116409424841983383..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Sliding down a Primrose PathGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-71775250966414659392012-08-16T17:15:04.780-06:002012-08-16T17:15:04.780-06:00"The scientific method is oddly not employed ..."<i>The scientific method is oddly not employed to experiment with different ways to exchange ideas at events and conferences.</i>"<br /><br />Well put.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-54244843516035905622012-08-16T15:49:46.823-06:002012-08-16T15:49:46.823-06:00Thanks for the mention.
I'm hard on all the p...Thanks for the mention.<br /><br />I'm hard on all the presentation tools. They do little to help people make good presentations. <br /><br />The science community is shockingly bad about presentations and communication in general. The scientific method is oddly not employed to experiment with different ways to exchange ideas at events and conferences. Instead audiences are bored out of their minds simply because "it's the way its always been done". <br /><br />- @berkunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-64202795759123519482012-08-15T18:07:22.589-06:002012-08-15T18:07:22.589-06:00Interesting. Those pressed for time or unfamillar ...Interesting. Those pressed for time or unfamillar with Tufte will find his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Tufte" rel="nofollow">entry</a> at <i>Wikipedia</i> a good place to get an idea of his angle.<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning this.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-66849189764021658452012-08-15T04:53:42.803-06:002012-08-15T04:53:42.803-06:00Tufte was critical of Power Point<a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint" rel="nofollow">Tufte was critical of Power Point</a>RThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839360630529589800noreply@blogger.com