Posted on 11/14/2014 9:44:29 AM PST by Second Amendment First
Several years ago Republicans seized on a National Science Research-funded research project of a shrimp jogging on a miniature treadmill as a prime, and ridiculous, example of wasteful government spending.
Various critics said it cost taxpayers anywhere from $500,000 to $3 million. And scientists have tried (futilely) for years to explain the significance of testing an exercising shrimp.
Now David Scholnick, a professor of marine biology at Pacific University in Oregon, who takes credit for the study, is trying again to set the record straight with an article this week in Chronicle of Higher Education where he introduces himself like someone at an AA meeting.
“My name is David, and I am the marine biologist who put a shrimp on a treadmill—a burden I will forever carry,” he writes.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Ping.
“Dances with Shrimp” now in theaters near you.
Nothing in the article to say whether or not the criticism is valid. Lots of people take cheap shots at science experiments...lots of people paid to do dumb stuff under the auspices of science funding.
Someone who is registered needs to comment on there that the article does the old trick, it says the claim was that the treadmill cost 3 million dollars when it was about the study instead.
Marine biologist? Should have stuck with architect.
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