Comments on: Doomed Relationships: Why you should not fall in love with your model http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/ One woman's journey towards a PhD Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Geeka http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-360 Geeka Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:04:41 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-360 I totally got to use "that's what happens when you fall in love with a model' in journal club right after you published this. Took everyone by surprise. It was essentially a published paper that did a ridiculous amount of work to prove one small insignificant piece of data: it had like 200 monkeys in the study! I totally got to use “that’s what happens when you fall in love with a model’ in journal club right after you published this.

Took everyone by surprise. It was essentially a published paper that did a ridiculous amount of work to prove one small insignificant piece of data: it had like 200 monkeys in the study!

]]> By: ScienceMama http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-348 ScienceMama Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:41:27 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-348 this was a really fantastic post. you're so my hero. this was a really fantastic post. you’re so my hero.

]]> By: Jenn http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-347 Jenn Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:17 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-347 Great post! The point about checking the raw data and falsification is a good point. I never thought so much about model love before but I'll try to keep that in mind from now on Great post!
The point about checking the raw data and falsification is a good point. I never thought so much about model love before but I’ll try to keep that in mind from now on

]]> By: Mad Hatter http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-346 Mad Hatter Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:40:18 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-346 Excellent post! I think we've all been in that situation where we all want so badly for our model to be right. It sounds like you've done all you can for Problem Child. This might just be something she has to learn for herself. Excellent post! I think we’ve all been in that situation where we all want so badly for our model to be right. It sounds like you’ve done all you can for Problem Child. This might just be something she has to learn for herself.

]]> By: Dr. Jekyll & Mrs. Hyde http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-345 Dr. Jekyll & Mrs. Hyde Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:53:21 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-345 Nice post....your honesty about your efforts to make the data fit the model is very winning! Been there, done that, for SURE. Nice post….your honesty about your efforts to make the data fit the model is very winning! Been there, done that, for SURE.

]]> By: Veo Claramente http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-344 Veo Claramente Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:58:50 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-344 That's very wise of you. Isn't the goal of research to disprove your hypothesis after all? Model love...never a good thing. That’s very wise of you. Isn’t the goal of research to disprove your hypothesis after all?

Model love…never a good thing.

]]> By: Kate http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-343 Kate Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:13:57 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-343 Good post! Good post!

]]> By: PhysioProf http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/doomed-relationships-why-you-should-not-fall-in-love-with-your-model/#comment-342 PhysioProf Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:10:51 +0000 http://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-342 Beautiful post! You explained much more compellingly than I did what I was getting at in this post: http://scienceblogs.com/drugmonkey/2008/04/correct_versus_interesting.php Beautiful post! You explained much more compellingly than I did what I was getting at in this post:

http://scienceblogs.com/drugmonkey/2008/04/correct_versus_interesting.php

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