tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post6908346832092425432..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Economists are wrong: well Google says so...Emma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-22842579423069292472010-01-14T22:40:09.908+00:002010-01-14T22:40:09.908+00:00Ronan: curiouser & curiouser...Ronan: curiouser & curiouser...Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-12529135039573151282010-01-14T18:17:47.337+00:002010-01-14T18:17:47.337+00:00Slight side point, but relevant because of the cur...Slight side point, but relevant because of the current discussion on Google/China, etc. Try the various religions:<br />Christianity is...<br />Judaism is...<br />Buddhism is...<br /><br />For them all you get a list of the worst sort of criticisms a religion can imagine. (Don't tell the Gardai, though, you could be done for blasphemy, I'm sure.)<br /><br />Now try Islam is.<br />Intersting, n'est-ce pas?Ronan Lhttp://ronanlyons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-49641932351351181622010-01-14T17:04:30.893+00:002010-01-14T17:04:30.893+00:00And the winner for most hated science on the inter...And the winner for most hated science on the internet is... evolution (shocker). Try "evolution is"Rob Gillandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099909780239068260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-60193404437926256852010-01-14T16:40:26.387+00:002010-01-14T16:40:26.387+00:00try "psychologists are"try "psychologists are"Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905424104233324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-41510793413530823792010-01-14T16:39:42.927+00:002010-01-14T16:39:42.927+00:00Psychology doesn't do too badPsychology doesn't do too badKevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-81322964335708302512010-01-14T16:25:12.336+00:002010-01-14T16:25:12.336+00:00Rob, Sociology doesn't come out too well eithe...Rob, Sociology doesn't come out too well either ("Sociology is....). It looks like people seek information to prove that Economists are wrong, that they seek information to prove that Sociology is basically bullshit and that they dont seek any information specifically about political scientists.Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905424104233324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-50663678363190072772010-01-14T16:17:09.824+00:002010-01-14T16:17:09.824+00:00I think the fact that economics ucd appears is due...I think the fact that economics ucd appears is due to google engine being tailored to the ip address of the country. <br /><br />the fact that 'did you mean economics ucd" appears is fantastic.Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905424104233324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-15444552696088406212010-01-14T15:54:51.962+00:002010-01-14T15:54:51.962+00:00Excellent Martin!
The wit and wisdom of GoogleExcellent Martin! <br /><br />The wit and wisdom of GooglePeter Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551314243423821313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-24241366039631841142010-01-14T13:16:23.927+00:002010-01-14T13:16:23.927+00:00I think that deserves a news spot on ucd.ie Martin...I think that deserves a news spot on ucd.ie Martin!<br /><br />There are <a href="http://autocompleteme.com/2010/01/09/penguin-facts/" rel="nofollow"><br />websites</a> devoted just to this.Mark McGovernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133619200829364366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-77295948184457741022010-01-14T11:50:19.706+00:002010-01-14T11:50:19.706+00:00Excellent! LMAOExcellent! LMAOKevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-43137452741368744022010-01-14T11:41:14.232+00:002010-01-14T11:41:14.232+00:00Here's some consolation: just put "econom...Here's some consolation: just put "economics" into the search. A number of results appear such as economics notes, economics help, economics definitions etc. Only one institution appears: "economics ucd", with 669,000 results. Type in "economics tcd" and Google asks "did you mean economics ucd?". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-55950736148934922072010-01-14T11:40:11.348+00:002010-01-14T11:40:11.348+00:00It could be worse - try "political science is...It could be worse - try "political science is"Rob Gillandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099909780239068260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-84224202776936515492010-01-14T11:37:47.185+00:002010-01-14T11:37:47.185+00:00"..to be ambidextrous"? Yeah thats an ol..."..to be ambidextrous"? Yeah thats an old one. I think I may have given a seminar with the title. Wen Zhang and I have shown in recent work that the ambidextrous behave better & I have shown there are also some cognitive advantages in a <i>Neuropsychologia</i> paper a couple of years back.Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-58288062786351118652010-01-14T11:29:46.464+00:002010-01-14T11:29:46.464+00:00Kevin, put the dagger down and try "i would g...Kevin, put the dagger down and try "i would give my right arm "Peter Carneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551314243423821313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-88314804423380838092010-01-14T11:20:40.720+00:002010-01-14T11:20:40.720+00:00as in cloak & dagger?as in cloak & dagger?Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-72775575557265684332010-01-14T11:14:38.897+00:002010-01-14T11:14:38.897+00:00You mean get your cloak, Kevin :)You mean get your cloak, Kevin :)Stephen Kinsellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467967365815026744noreply@blogger.com