Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory

IFTF Future Now blogger Steve King posted a thoughtful comment on the earlier post Corporate vs. academic blogging. He hypothesizes that academic blogging is lagging for cultural reasons:

I think the main reason we aren’t seeing more academic blogs is cultural. In academic settings people are rewarded for deep and thorough analysis, and academic writings tend to be scrutinized by their peers. Because of this, academics tend to be very careful about what they “publish”.

This has the ring of truth. Many academics are extraordinarily conservative, and working on an edgy topic such as genetic algorithms for the better part of 25 years has been liberating, and a load of fun. But occasionally I forget the rules of the academic game. Thanks, Steve, for reminding me what planet I’m on, and for the sake of my reputation, I should probably shut IlliGAL Blogging down. Naaaaaahhhhh!! Keep on bloggin’ momma, bloggin’ your blues away.