[extropy-chat] what to do

[Brent Neal]

 (6/10/05 18:56) Robin Hanson <rhanson at gmu.edu> wrote:

>Now that I have tenure, I'm tempted to spend the next few years on a new
>post-tenure project.  Since I should choose carefully, I solicit your
>advice.  No rush; it will be a month or two until I finish my current tasks.
>
>
>Here are the ten main choices as I see them now:
>



I'd be most interested in (2) and in (1), in that order. I'm moderately interested in see what would happen with (6) and (7), but those pose a bit more risk for you. I would recommend strongly staying well away from (9), unless you can find a collaborator who has a (good) reputation in physics to work with.  Too many really bright folks try to tackle problems like this and wind up looking like morons (Roger Penrose comes to mind).

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