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Raul Kamantigue Suarez
Raul Kamantigue Suarez
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Why science alone cannot save RP
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - May 13, 2010 - 12:00am
Science is an essential component of the engine that propels national development. This can be seen in many countries, including some in Asia.
Philippine deforestation: A national Spoliarium
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - December 17, 2009 - 12:00am
In his book entitled “Collapse” (Viking Press, 2005), Jared Diamond describes how the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island completely deforested their island in the course of building huge stone st...
Philippine deforestation: A national Spoliarium
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - December 10, 2009 - 12:00am
“Others get rich on nature while we get nature’s revenge.” — Bukidnon peasant (quoted by R. Broad and J. Cavanagh in “Plundering Paradise, University of California Press, 1993).
Philippine deforestation: A national Spoliarium
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - December 3, 2009 - 12:00am
Filipinos worldwide are shocked and saddened by recent devastating floods and landslides, by the death, suffering, and economic problems brought upon their countrymen by recent typhoons.
On the value of critical evaluation in science
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - April 16, 2009 - 12:00am
Given the critical nature of scientists and the need to do science well (if it is to be done at all), scientific journals often publish articles concerning science policies, practices, productivity, and quality in...
On the value of critical evaluation in science
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - April 9, 2009 - 12:00am
The productivity and the quality of work performed by individual scientists, research groups, departments, universities, countries and continents is evaluated by the number of papers published in international peer-reviewed...
Asking good questions
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - February 12, 2009 - 12:00am
Good scientific questions, framed in the context of existing paradigms, should address fundamental issues, whether the research intended is basic or applied.
Asking good questions
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - February 5, 2009 - 12:00am
At the end of a lecture I gave at the UP Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo, last July, an insightful student asked: “What is a good question (in science)?” I had said in my talk (and in some articles published...
Realities in RP science
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - October 23, 2008 - 12:00am
(Second of two parts) Excessive red tape. A UP Los Baños faculty member says ...
Realities in RP science
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - October 16, 2008 - 12:00am
During my recent Balik Scientist visit to the Philippines, a very dear scientist friend said she had gotten tired of reading articles such as this because, after issues have been debated and so many words excha...
Myths in RP science
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - October 9, 2008 - 12:00am
Much has already been written concerning the low productivity of the Philippine scientific community. A quantitative measure ...
On the merits of comparison
by Raul Kamantigue Suarez - November 29, 2007 - 12:00am
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