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| darwin |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:03:58
I'm going to post a very self-congratulatory posting. Sorry, I've just gotta share. I found out today that I'm receiving an award for the best published paper in one of the most prestigous journals in my field. So, nothings gonna get me down today. It's not an Oscar or a Grammy or a Nobel Prize, but for my field (Ecology and Evolution) it doesn't get much bigger. |
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 03:18:35
everytime i see this thread title i think you're saying it again, rubbing it in... "I'm an award winning writer, I'm an award winning writer...". but of course, you're not. congrats again. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 03/24/2005 : 01:14:55
I think you should get an award for all the nice words you invented, like "gasterosteiformes" and "phenotypic". Your paper looks very interesting, and I learned something by reading your site: Barney is the diminutive for Bernard? I would never have guessed!
I feel dumb just by reading your CV. And I'm supposed to have followed scientific studies. Congrats, man.
Denis
"I believe in your perfect face..." |
| tobafett |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 20:19:14
rock on, Dr Darwin!
your CV is VERY impressive! i'm thinking abt. going for my doctorate...thinking about it LOTS lately!
oh, yeah, could you lecture to us on the following research you did:"Animal and Human Mating Systems, "Female mate choice: when to sample?"
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| VoVat |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 18:13:10
Congratulations on your award, Darwin!
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 14:09:29
Congratulations, darwin!
I look forward to reading it. hopefully I'll understand some of it. :) |
| ElevatorLady |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 13:35:46
Darwin, this is great! Congratulations!
Man, we have all kinds of people among us. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 13:35:39
Congratulations Darwin, excellent work.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:26:09
someone should have a conversation with me so kathryn gets confused. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:24:48
Sorry. No trip to sunny Alaska for you, doctor darwin. If you can't
ID the damned jay scrub without the help of twig and trees, you
have to give back the prize, the glory, the trip to Fairbanks!
;-)
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:18:24
Fairbanks Alaska. That's pretty good, huh? This is in the middle of the summer. I've been to Alaska, but never that far north.
Truth be told, I knew it was a Florida bird more based on the vegatation than the bird. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:12:05
What tropical hotspot do you get to travel to to collect your prize
and bask in the glow of victory, darwin? (I'm not being nosey, I'm
just so gosh-darned proud of ya!)
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:12:02
it's as easy as looking at the file name! is that all it takes to be an award winning writer!? |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 12:06:58
I'm a pro, baby. A pro!
There was a little money involved, but the cost of traveling to receive the prize is probably going to exceed the prize. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 11:49:40
Did you win any dough?
Damn, you are good, darwin. That was a
Floridian scrub jay.
Seriously, man, congrats!
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| floop |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 10:59:18
congrats darwin. i think i could learn a lot from your paper. seriously.
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 10:58:09
Speech:
Ever since I was a young scientist I've believed that science should be about learning about our world. About revealing the beauty of how things work. About appreciating the complexities and dynamics that make the world we live in. But, that was when I was a loser. Now I know it's about prestige and cash prizes. Thank you. Where's my check? |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 10:52:40
That might be a Florida Scrub Jay, which are somewhat endangered. In California we have plenty of Scrub Jays and even a separate species that lives on the Channel Islands. Here's a California bird.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 10:49:19
I had to actually look up what a scrub jay was.
Congrats, darwin! You rock.
Now where's that speech. I wanna hear you thank us, the little people.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 05:32:50
quote:
Originally posted by darwin
choosing a wife or husband. How do we decide we've found one that is good enough?
Thats easy,
men don't
women settle,
I knew that
hehehe
sorry
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN
 cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| Newo |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 04:33:14
Nice one Darwin! I´m taking a copy home with me on oldschool floppydisc and look forward to reading it as soon as I get my opposable digits.
--
"Here love," brakes on a high squeak, "it´s not backstage at the old Windmill or something, you know." |
| jediroller |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 02:15:58
Congratulations!
Clara Bow had a Bronx honk |
| Scarla O |
Posted - 03/23/2005 : 02:07:31
Good work Darwin!
~ Don't count on these embittered thumbs ~ |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 20:58:34
Thanks everyone.
Anyone interested in seeing the paper can find it here. The award winner is the second paper called "Comparing Alternative Models to Empirical Data: Cognitive Models of Western Scrub-Jay Foraging Behavior". It's probably pretty boring for most people, but it's trying to determine what kind of rules Scrub Jays use when they're trying to choose a food item (a peanut) from a bunch of options. Their problem is similar to us trying to choose a used car to buy from a set of available used cars or choosing a wife or husband. How do we decide we've found one that is good enough?
http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/research/sihlab/profiles/luttbeg.htm |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:23:31
Wow, that is great. Now when I introduce you to people, that's how I'll do it. And this is award-winning-writer "darwin". Makes me feel important just to introduce you.
I'd love to see your paper or at least get the gist of it.
Congrats.
"Join the Cult of Frank / Seriously." |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:12:04
Congratulations. Hav'nt you already recieved plaudits for discovering the theory of evolution? |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 18:08:39
congrats! let's read it! even if i'll only understand the pronouns
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 17:41:14
<sounds of many hands clapping>
 You can go eat a decroded piece of crap! |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 17:08:59
speech speech!
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 17:05:16
Congrats Darwin. Although it isn't a Grammy or an Oscar, can we hear an acceptance speech?
Are you honest when no one's looking? Can you summon honey from a telephone? They sat there with their hooks in the water and their mustaches caked with airplane glue. |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:24:39
yay you! i'm going to go look you up now
cats have nine lives/ which makes them ideal for experimentation |
| Erebus |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:19:06
Yes, congrats. Must be pretty big stuff for you professionally. |
| Carolynanna |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:05:47
Yeah, yay! That's awesome!
I'd ask to read the paper but I'm scared I won't understand a word...
__________
This is the war and not the warning. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 03/22/2005 : 16:04:40
congratulations! |
