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Conference Drinks and Paper Understanding

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A humorous take on the perceived role of social events at academic conferences. The cartoon shows two scientists trying to enhance someone's information processing ability using a machine, but they joke that conference drinks might be more effective. The comic satirizes how casual discussions over drinks can sometimes make complex academic papers more understandable.

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2015-10-07

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Scientists try to match conference info uptake, joking that drinks might help, as a researcher sits in a machine.

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Person 1: It's no use - no matter how much we turn up the power we can't match the information uptake of a conference. Person 2: Hmm - have you tried getting him drunk first? I'm not saying it's required but conference drinks sure do seem to help with understanding papers.

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