Who says Czech scientists have a drinking problem?

http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2008/03/19/who-says-czech-scientists-have-a-drinking-problem.php

by antiform • 18 years ago

10 7 18 years ago

praguepost.com

brent• 18 years ago

Essentially a dupe.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=140808

zitterbewegung• 18 years ago

Looks like an Ignoble prize in the making.

silentbicycle• 18 years ago

So, he's observing that there is a strong correlation between scientists drinking a lot of beer and publishing less / being cited less.

Causation does not necessarily go in either direction (spending a lot of time in bars could lead to less time in the lab, continual failure to get published could drive them to drink, or both, or there could be a third variable), but I can't say the results are surprising.

Zev• 18 years ago

That was (briefly) mentioned at the end of the article.

lawrence• 18 years ago

This is my favorite headline ever.

ulvund• 18 years ago

"O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!"

ojbyrne• 18 years ago

"For those of us from the United States, drug and alcohol testing in the workplace is the norm." I don't think that's true, especially since they're talking about university professors.

Who says Czech scientists have a drinking problem?

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