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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 22, 2023 14:03:01 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Sept 22, 2023 14:13:24 GMT -5
Nice exposure for HC
Good job by Prof. Isaacs
Thanks for posting.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 22, 2023 15:47:36 GMT -5
Only thing better would be a sign off saying "reporting live from the Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Science Complex at the College of the Holy Cross."
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 22, 2023 16:53:37 GMT -5
Only thing better would be a sign off saying "reporting live from the Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Science Complex at the College of the Holy Cross." Has the college built a statue of him yet? If so, would have been nice to have gotten that in the shot. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 22, 2023 17:12:40 GMT -5
Due to budget limitations, they are going with a five foot high plaster of paris syringe in the foyer as a place holder.🙂
I acknowledge the connection with Dr. Fauci is a positive to some and not so much to others.
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Post by mm67 on Sept 22, 2023 17:24:35 GMT -5
Our fellow alum, Dr. Isaacs is a wonderful teacher. He engages the students in a novel way.
I had a lot of trouble in Chem classes (Qualitative Analysis & Quantitative Analysis) & in the lab as well. I was like a mad scientist in the chem lab, very intense. Had a lab mishap, spillage with broken glass. The Prof agreed to give me a passing grade if I promised never to walk into another chem lab at HC. He was concerned I would blow up the lab. This was an offer I could not refuse.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Sept 22, 2023 17:55:38 GMT -5
I love this. In my academic career I consider Chemistry to be the toughest course I ever took. If I had Dr. Isaacs I might have enjoyed it.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Sept 22, 2023 23:58:46 GMT -5
Very nice media placement by the Holy Cross VP for Communications, Jeremy Thompson to highlight the sciences, and Chemistry at HC.
The video clip should be sent to high school guidance counselors and principals across the United States by the Admissions staff.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 23, 2023 11:02:28 GMT -5
Very nice media placement by the Holy Cross VP for Communications, Jeremy Thompson to highlight the sciences, and Chemistry at HC. The video clip should be sent to high school guidance counselors and principals across the United States by the Admissions staff. I agree but since the dancing Professor's videos had already gone mildly viral, I wonder if the Today Show could have initiated interest first? Even if they did, HC correctly rolled out the red carpet for NBC. |
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 23, 2023 11:07:46 GMT -5
I wonder if the Bishop will weigh in? The Nativity School got sanctioned for flying Pride and BLM banners, iirc.
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Post by Chu Chu on Sept 24, 2023 13:15:35 GMT -5
Wow. Just wow. My class with Dr. Vitaljic could not have been more different!
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Post by dadominate on Sept 26, 2023 15:28:28 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff.
while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way.
i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department.
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Post by newfieguy74 on Sept 26, 2023 19:19:36 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department. Well, I guess things even out because Prof. Isaacs makes me want to donate more to the academic side. Brilliance, joy, abundant office hours, and engaged mentoring (and 400K TikTok followers) makes me love this guy. |
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Post by hcbando on Sept 27, 2023 18:52:08 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department. Do you know who else had all of those professors? Andre. He was a senior when I was a freshman and was both a wonderfully kind individual as well as a brilliant student. I am also aware of the potential difficulties that he had to face while he was on campus. And I am happy that he has providing a much more welcoming environment than he probably while he was there. This is not my story to share. This is his lab, so these are students that have been working with him for multiple years as well as summers. I went to multiple baseball games with my faculty advisor. I had dinner at Vandoren's house. Played soccer at the top of the hill with a combination of different faculty and students during summer research. If you don't understand that those moments are what made the Holy Cross experience special and that's what you're not getting if at a larger institution when only PhD students get to do what these students get to do in the lab, I think you missed the entire point. It's exactly this connection that makes Holy Cross special. And we should all be grateful that Andre decided to come back and teach because I have no doubt he could have been anywhere at this point. |
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Post by alum on Sept 28, 2023 7:41:44 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department. I hope that the alumni at the institution at which you teach don't refuse to donate because of some of your non mainstream opinions. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 28, 2023 7:55:45 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department. I hope that the alumni at the institution at which you teach don't refuse to donate because of some of your non mainstream opinions. Imagine if all doctors and scientists just went along with the crowd? Would be pretty dangerous. |
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Post by alum on Sept 28, 2023 8:20:19 GMT -5
I hope that the alumni at the institution at which you teach don't refuse to donate because of some of your non mainstream opinions. Imagine if all doctors and scientists just went along with the crowd? Would be pretty dangerous. Didn't suggest that they should. I was just pointing out that "what goes around, comes around." |
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Post by mm67 on Sept 28, 2023 8:22:58 GMT -5
HC is blessed to have Dr. Isaacs on the faculty.
The "extraneous stuff" may be little more than extraneous to some or a wonderful way to foster engagement & collaborative learning. However, no one is questioning the high level of instruction/learning or quality of work in this brilliant professor's classes.
No doubt at some point in the distant future former students, some of whom may be physicians or chemists or in other fields of science, will say:
"I'm glad I had Professor Isaacs as my chemistry teacher."
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Post by dadominate on Sept 29, 2023 7:09:07 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department. I hope that the alumni at the institution at which you teach don't refuse to donate because of some of your non mainstream opinions. you do realize that science is the process of challenging hypotheses, including - and especially - those that are considered "mainstream" at any point in time. if we only deferred to "mainstream opinions", we would still be doing the following: - cigarette smoking to treat asthma - heroin to treat insomnia - methamphetamine for weight management - mercury to treat influenza - lobotomy to treat mental illness ALL OF THESE WERE MAINSTREAM VIEWS and before you respond - well... they were stupid back then! every poster here is old enough to remember that we foolishly approved thalidomide widely for morning sickness, "non-addictive" oxycontin for pain, and hundreds of other treatments that were fda approved, part of standard of care, and later removed from the market after carnage was clear. rest assured, people in the future will look back at today's scientific and medical practices with an equally critical eye in many aspects. they will likely ask how could we have regulatory agencies funded by the companies they regulate? among many others. the last few years will be the crown jewel of how industry money dictated science and brainwashed millions. sorry to be so blunt, but this is an absolutely absurd statement that is completely out of touch with the scientific process itself. |
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 29, 2023 7:26:44 GMT -5
Let's not forget using mercury to treat syphillus and brain surgery to stop masturbation.
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Post by alum on Sept 29, 2023 7:28:02 GMT -5
I hope that the alumni at the institution at which you teach don't refuse to donate because of some of your non mainstream opinions. you do realize that science is the process of challenging hypotheses, including - and especially - those that are considered "mainstream" at any point in time. if we only deferred to "mainstream opinions", we would still be doing the following: - cigarette smoking to treat asthma - heroin to treat insomnia - methamphetamine for weight management - mercury to treat influenza - lobotomy to treat mental illness ALL OF THESE WERE MAINSTREAM VIEWS and before you respond - well... they were stupid back then! every poster here is old enough to remember that we foolishly approved thalidomide widely for morning sickness, "non-addictive" oxycontin for pain, and hundreds of other treatments that were fda approved, part of standard of care, and later removed from the market after carnage was clear. rest assured, people in the future will look back at today's scientific and medical practices with an equally critical eye in many aspects. they will likely ask how could we have regulatory agencies funded by the companies they regulate? among many others. the last few years will be the crown jewel of how industry money dictated science and brainwashed millions. sorry to be so blunt, but this is an absolutely absurd statement that is completely out of touch with the scientific process itself. 1. I already responded to this point when your flack, SOV, made it. To repeat, I was simply making the point that you refuse to donate to HC because there are professors who you don’t like. I was suggesting that your institution might face similar problems from its donors if they knew you advised us to listen to Simone Gold. I never suggested that science doesn’t change for the better. 2. By the way, you said you wouldn’t give to HC after learning about Benny Liew and reiterated it after learning about Andre Isaacs. What conclusions can we draw about you based upon those two data points? EDIT: Hereis the post about Liew: sadly, we deserve every ounce of criticism.
i’m far from a religious zealot, but the signs are actually spot on.
can you imagine the sjw outrage if any holy figure other than Jesus - who along with other white males, is seemingly fair game for any and all unfettered criticism - were disparaged like this? Jesus can be disparaged in a lewd manner that is devoid of any true scholarship at a CATHOLIC SCHOOL and the crusader mascot is “offensive”?!?
as an optimist, my hope is that the utter embarrassment and administrative weakness demonstrated to the entire nation this year will lead to a change in leadership. in the meanwhile, my donations to the holy cross fund are on hold. |
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Post by dadominate on Sept 29, 2023 7:58:11 GMT -5
you do realize that science is the process of challenging hypotheses, including - and especially - those that are considered "mainstream" at any point in time. if we only deferred to "mainstream opinions", we would still be doing the following: - cigarette smoking to treat asthma - heroin to treat insomnia - methamphetamine for weight management - mercury to treat influenza - lobotomy to treat mental illness ALL OF THESE WERE MAINSTREAM VIEWS and before you respond - well... they were stupid back then! every poster here is old enough to remember that we foolishly approved thalidomide widely for morning sickness, "non-addictive" oxycontin for pain, and hundreds of other treatments that were fda approved, part of standard of care, and later removed from the market after carnage was clear. rest assured, people in the future will look back at today's scientific and medical practices with an equally critical eye in many aspects. they will likely ask how could we have regulatory agencies funded by the companies they regulate? among many others. the last few years will be the crown jewel of how industry money dictated science and brainwashed millions. sorry to be so blunt, but this is an absolutely absurd statement that is completely out of touch with the scientific process itself. 1. I already responded to this point when your flack, SOV, made it. To repeat, I was simply making the point that you refuse to donate to HC because there are professors who you don’t like. I was suggesting that your institution might face similar problems from its donors if they knew you advised us to listen to Simone Gold. I never suggested that science doesn’t change for the better. 2. By the way, you said you wouldn’t give to HC after learning about Benny Liew and reiterated it after learning about Andre Isaacs. What conclusions can we draw about you based upon those two data points? EDIT: Hereis the post about Liew: sadly, we deserve every ounce of criticism.
i’m far from a religious zealot, but the signs are actually spot on.
can you imagine the sjw outrage if any holy figure other than Jesus - who along with other white males, is seemingly fair game for any and all unfettered criticism - were disparaged like this? Jesus can be disparaged in a lewd manner that is devoid of any true scholarship at a CATHOLIC SCHOOL and the crusader mascot is “offensive”?!?
as an optimist, my hope is that the utter embarrassment and administrative weakness demonstrated to the entire nation this year will lead to a change in leadership. in the meanwhile, my donations to the holy cross fund are on hold.indeed, one of my many issues with holy cross today is professor liew's lewd description of jesus... especially at a catholic school. i am far from alone in this as it received widespread mockery and ridicule (largely because it is ridiculous). my objection to your post was the claim that challenging the mainstream scientific position would be cause for anyone who donates to scientific institutions to withhold their donations. challenging the mainstream view at any one point in time IS science. they have a right to donate how they choose just as they have a right to ignorance (which they would be executing, in this instance) and it is not at all my concern. just as liew should not be concerned with how i donate. |
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Post by clmetsfan on Oct 1, 2023 10:40:07 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department.Doesn't sound at all like you're genuinely glad that it resonates with people. |
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Post by dadominate on Oct 2, 2023 6:44:41 GMT -5
i'm glad i had professors herrick, mcmaster, vandoren, and others who focused exclusively on actually teaching chemistry and not all of this extraneous stuff. while some may view dancing, discussing vulnerability (whatever that means), and drawing attention to race/sexual orientation/other superficial characteristics to be good value for their tuition and important to their scientific careers, suffice to say not everybody will feel that way. i'm genuinely glad that this resonates with some, but it is yet another reason why i stopped donating my money to holy cross outside of the athletics department.Doesn't sound at all like you're genuinely glad that it resonates with people. it sounds like it's sadly a foreign concept to some, but one can indeed be genuinely glad for others while personally disappointed. is this really that hard to understand? |
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Post by mm67 on Oct 2, 2023 8:43:31 GMT -5
"Challenging hypotheses...especially those that are considered mainstream." (Esteemed Dadominate) I read in today's Times(10/2) about two scientists who followed this dictum and won the Nobel Prize for their work in developing mRNA vaccines. Their findings on mRNA were widely rejected by the scientific community as unusable in a clinical setting. The journal "Nature and Science" refused to publish their work. Yet the two persisted and found a way to successfully introduce mRNA into the body without the body's immune system destroying it. So, today we have mRNA covid vaccines which largely protect against disease(If not infection, entirely) due to these scientists outside the box thinking & challenging the mainstream. Science is about process and research to go where no one has gone before & can be incredibly exciting.
Last Thursday, my wife & I received the latest Pfizer mRNA covid vaccine thanks to the wonders of science.
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