This morning I read an interesting article in the newspaper (de Volkskrant): Duivel schijt op de grootste hoop, ook in de wetenschap (In Dutch). In short, three Dutch social scientists just published in PNAS what we all knew (perhaps I should have written suspected). Getting a research project helps to get more projects. This is called the “Matthew effect”, early successes increase future success chances.
A long but very worthwhile read, especially for our students and PhD candidates. Explains convincingly why science is not broken, but what some of the pitfalls are. Plus some interesting interactive "game" to prove that your favorite party is good for the economy. And some football facts.
Every year the Geoinformatics Master Degree students pay a visit to the CEBIT fair in Hannover (Germany). The Dutch representative of the Hannover Fair (Hannover Consultancy BV) supports us by donating free tickets for the fair. For this year there are far more tickets than needed. For those who are interested to go, follow the link to register and download a free ticket: http://www.cebit.de/en/promo?uxhv2.
