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Society & Culture:Philosophy
By Jacob Trefethen
Scientific conferences are great even if you’re an outsider to the field. That's common advice for students, and there are useful guides written on how to get the most out of conferences you're new to. But I suspect people at all career stages could benefit from hearing the advice again – people with adjacent research experience in industry or academia, or who have started organisations before, or who have an inkling something exciting lurks around the corner.
In other words, I wish people reminded me to go to conferences as an outsider more often. I seem to re-learn their value with wonder every one I attend. So here is a post for you, future Jacob.
Often scientific fields host annual conferences that have been running for a decade, or many decades. People grumble about the schedule and the snacks. Jetlag [...]
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Outline:
(02:15) To the best of my understanding, I only have one life to live
(05:21) But Im an outsider to the field!
(07:04) List of 41 conferences
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First published:
April 15th, 2024
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/n8APGKhs8Dut9vXGJ/conferences-are-great-for-scientific-entrepreneurs
Linkpost URL:
https://blog.jacobtrefethen.com/conferences/
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