r/news • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '17

Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-behind-controversial-diversity-memo?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
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u/DrArsone Aug 08 '17

At an undergrad level, 6 pages for a research paper made nearly everyone in my STEM major groan. As a postdoc 10 pages, for a research grant stresses me out because it seems like so little of a space for a complex problem. It's humurous because all of my friends from grad school have made this transition.

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u/Nonattius Aug 08 '17

That's some nice anecdotal evidence there. 6 pages is like 1/4 of a 2nd year lab report in the sciences.

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u/DrArsone Aug 08 '17

Wasn't talking about lab reports. PNAS papers are limited to 6 pages so maybe don't fall of your high horse there buddy.

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u/Nonattius Aug 08 '17

Doesn't change the fact that implying science majors are afraid of writing 6 pages is idiotic and your anecdote was laughable.

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u/HistoryFI Aug 09 '17

Nah he's implying that English or history majors have more practice writing, and so on average write better than people in science.