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This is a bit off-topic, but some New Mandala regulars may enjoy my recent account of how academics deal with the challenges of brevity. It was presented at the Three Minute Thesis competition here at ANU. The competition requires doctoral students to present their thesis in just three minutes, with the use of only one power-point slide. After the eleven contestants presented, I provided some examples of how more experienced academics rise to this challenge.
For non-Australians, this may help explain the first image.
The big slide of stats deserves its own special mention.
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Likewise, the accidental display of cute family photos and/or last night’s dodgy internet downloads, accidentally left on one’s desktop … (Come to think of it, maybe that explains Andrew’s first slide?)
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A good ‘reset’ for all. Thank you Dr Walker.
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Dear Dr Andrew Walker
A more elaborated thank you is in order.
1) Thank you for reminding academics that a clear short concept that is easily grasped by all s better than the razzle dazzle time wasters to impress.
2) Thank you for reminding that despite the complexity of some subject, boiling down to its most fundamentals and using simple terms will inspire more to participate than keeping those subject seem unreachable to all.
Take for example:
The use and abuse of the word Democracy by almost everyone here at New Mandala.
This word in it complexity seem to confer an aura of legitimacy to the user why stating nothing specific.
Using simple terms such as ‘Freedom/Liberty’ ‘Dignity’ to qualify Democracy will be so much more less academic that any body can grasp.
Thank you again for making this video available at New Mandala.
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Academics behaving badly…Hillarious! Loved it…what an excellent teacher…and standup comedian…great message too. I might just have a career in academia afterall.
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Thanks – reminds me of the Einstein quote,
‘If you can’t explain something simply,
then you don’t understand it well enough.’
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