Conferences mean high times but low returns

Academic gatherings may be fun, but they do little to advance knowledge. To justify the public spending that supports them, such events must do more to provide benefits to those who don’t attend, argues Nicholas Rowe

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April 12, 2018

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July 31, 2018

Nicholas Rowe

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