tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4651404717157998610..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: 2017 Heroes of Chemistry GalaChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-88867402868392781732017-07-05T10:17:00.651-04:002017-07-05T10:17:00.651-04:00From dictionary.com
Hero:
1. a person noted for co...From dictionary.com<br />Hero:<br />1. a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:<br />He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.<br /><br />2.a person who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model or ideal:<br /><br />This event is using definition number two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-67311050669814967942017-07-04T14:56:04.294-04:002017-07-04T14:56:04.294-04:00I agree that there are some unfortunate connotatio...I agree that there are some unfortunate connotations. It makes me think of people such as Galileo, Marie Curie, the 'Fluorine Martyrs', and so on ... men and women who died in the course of research and teaching. <br />OldLabRathttp://www.reddit.com/u/OldLabRatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-26408505276575180442017-07-04T10:43:21.417-04:002017-07-04T10:43:21.417-04:00I agree. Being a hero should be completely indepen...I agree. Being a hero should be completely independent of intelligence. I really don't agree that someone can be a hero simply by having great recombination events in the 1st meiotic division so that he/she got the correct DNA base sequences to be intelligent enough to do research in an R1 school or higher.<br /><br />Perhaps the question should be: 'Chemists whose work you like, maybe even admire" I say maybe because we dont want to bloat any egos at these schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23982714970584205302017-07-03T22:04:15.508-04:002017-07-03T22:04:15.508-04:00What is a hero? Heroes are brave. They are selfles...What is a hero? Heroes are brave. They are selfless. They put their lives on the line, meaning they sometimes pay the ultimate price. <br /><br />They jump onto subway tracks to save someone who has fallen onto them-while a train is approaching in New York City. They defend Muslim women in Oregon who are being harassed by Alt-right racists. They diffuse improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Are these heroes of chemistry heroes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com