Talk:Gregory Cochran

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I don't think we need to reproduce the content from Ashkenazi here. A small section, and a reference when the article is finally published, is definitely enough. I remain rather concerned that searching for "google:Journal of Biosocial Science Gregory Cochran" yields this very page. Are we not in the process of creating this chap's fame, rather than describing it? JFW | T@lk 3 July 2005 21:14 (UTC)

The 2nd yield in that search is for the economist article, which verifies the study's acceptance for publication. The Wikipedia article only comes up first because of the large amount of inter-linking present on Wikipedia articles, which boosts it's ranking in google. It may also be ranked higher than the economist article because websurfers love Wikipedia ;) As far as is the study notable, acceptance for publication in Cambridge's Journal of Biosocial Science and coverage in the NY times and the Economist is fine. It's normal for it to be accepted for publication in the journal prior to publication in the journal, yes? Though the reviews published alongside it in the journal will be interesting. --Nectarflowed ^T 3 July 2005 23:07 (UTC)

Mmm. I wonder if the publisher can live with the fact that Cochran published the article himself on the internet. I happen to think that the paper has received a massive amount of attention due to self-promotion by Greg. JFW | T@lk 4 July 2005 06:56 (UTC)

Hm, maybe. The blogs didn't pick it up until it was covered in the economist, which agreed to cover it once it found a journal. The Gene Expression genetics blog that this article mentions Greg comments on sometimes covered it earlier when he was looking for a journal, but this kind of thing is right up their alley.--Nectarflowed ^T 4 July 2005 08:06 (UTC)

It was on Jerry Pournelle a long time ago. JFW | T@lk 4 July 2005 11:51 (UTC)

This guy sux (UTC)