Radiatively-driven natural supersymmetry at the LHC

Baer, Howard,Barger, Vernon,Huang, Peisi,Mickelson, Dan,Mustafayev, Azar,Sreethawong, Warintorn,Tata, Xerxes Springer-Verlag 2013 Journal of high energy physics Vol.2013 No.12

Dark matter production in the early Universe: Beyond the thermal WIMP paradigm

Baer, Howard,Choi, Ki-Young,Kim, Jihn E.,Roszkowski, Leszek Elsevier 2015 Physics reports Vol.555 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Increasingly stringent limits from LHC searches for new physics, coupled with lack of convincing signals of weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) in dark matter searches, have tightly constrained many realizations of the standard paradigm of thermally produced WIMPs as cold dark matter. In this article, we review more generally both thermally and non-thermally produced dark matter (DM). One may classify DM models into two broad categories: one involving bosonic coherent motion (BCM) and the other involving WIMPs. BCM and WIMP candidates need, respectively, some approximate global symmetries and almost exact discrete symmetries. Supersymmetric axion models are highly motivated since they emerge from compelling and elegant solutions to the two fine-tuning problems of the Standard Model: the strong CP problem and the gauge hierarchy problem. We review here non-thermal relics in a general setup, but we also pay particular attention to the rich cosmological properties of various aspects of mixed SUSY/axion dark matter candidates which can involve both WIMPs and BCM in an interwoven manner. We also review briefly a panoply of alternative thermal and non-thermal DM candidates.</P>

Why Teachers Should Assume Creativity Is Very Domain Specific

John Baer 대한사고개발학회 2011 The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Vol.21 No.2

Creativity researchers disagree about the extent to which creative thinking skills are domain specific. The more traditional view, which dominates both creativity assessment and folk psychological thinking about creativity, is that creative thinking skills are rather general-purpose abilities that can be applied to almost any creativity-relevant task. Recent research suggests that creativity may be very domain specific, however, and possibly even task or microdomain specific. This dispute may eventually be resolved by a compromise, such as the hierarchical APT Model of creativity, but in the meantime teachers need guidance. This essay shows why thinking about creativity as being very domain specific incurs no real risk, in the sense that nothing is lost and no effort to promote creativity is wasted even if this assumption turns out to be totally false. Assuming domain generality, on the other hand, may lead to much wasted effort and failure in teaching for creativity if creativity turns out to be even somewhat domain specific.

Lectures May Be More Effective Than You Think: The Learning Pyramid Unmasked

John Baer 대한사고개발학회 2010 The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Vol.20 No.2

Four studies assessed college student preferences for lectures, assigned readings, and small group activities and discussions. Although students reported that they enjoyed small group activities and discussions more than lectures, they believed that they learned more from lectures. There was also a consistent aptitude-treatment interaction, with higher GPA students valuing lectures more and valuing group activities and discussions less than lower GPA students. These results directly contradict the predictions of the so-called Learning Pyramid, and because there is a complete lack of empirical evidence supporting the claims of the Learning Pyramid, its validity must be called into question.

Brief Report: Rater-Domain Interactions in the Consensual Assessment Technique

John Baer,James C. Kaufman,Matt Riggs 대한사고개발학회 2009 The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Vol.19 No.2

There is some controversy regarding who are the most appropriate raters of artifacts when using the Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT) to assess creativity (e.g., whether novice raters' judgments can validly replace those of expert raters). There is also evidence that the answers to some of these questions vary by domain (e.g., novice raters' judgments more closely parallel those of expert raters when judging the creativity of fiction than when judging poetry). We report new evidence about the degree and kinds of expertise required for valid CAT judging that shows both vary by task domain. We compare these findings to previous research in this area and suggest (a) possible explanations for the observed rater-domain interactions and (b) guidelines for assembling panels of experts.

Lectures May Be More Efective Than You Think: The Learning Pyramid Unmasked

John Baer 대한사고개발학회 2010 The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Vol.20 No.1

Four studies assessed college student preferences for lectures, assigned readings, and small group activities and discussions. Although students reported that they enjoyed small group activities and discussions more than lectures, they believed that they learned more from lectures. There was also a consistent aptitude-treatment interaction, with higher GPA students valuing lectures more and valuing group activities and discussions less than lower GPA students. These results directly contradict the predictions of the so-called Learning Pyramid, and because there is a complete lack of empirical evidence supporting the claims of the Learning Pyramid, its validity must be called into question.

Why Grand Theories of Creativity Distort, Distract, and Disappoint

John Baer 대한사고개발학회 2011 The International Journal of Creativity & Problem Vol.21 No.1

The success of physics and other sciences is in many ways attributable to unifying theories that bring seemingly disparate phenomena together under a single conceptual framework. This model is inviting for creativity theorists because grand theories have great power, but there is no guarantee that any large theory can describe the many very different kinds of cognitive processes that underlie cre-ativity in diverse domains. Trying to force creativity into an ill-fitting Procrustean bed can distort both theory and practice (such as in creativity-training programs and in creativity assessment) and in doing so cause us to misunderstand what we observe and to promote activities that may be counter-productive. Domain specificity, which argues that the skills and other factors leading to creative performance vary across domains, cautions against seeking grand, domain-general theories. Although there has been increasing interest in domain specificity in recent years, creativity researchers remain divided regarding the extent to which creativity is domain specific and the likelihood that there may be any significant domain-general factors in creative performance. Because this question is unlikely to be resolved soon and domain-specific theories of creativity are less likely to mislead us, practitioners should resist the allure of grand theories and try to understand and promote creativity on a smaller, domain-by-domain scale. Some limited general creativity meta-theories can be useful as heuristic devices to point us toward possibly productive domain-specific theories of creativity, however, if their limitations are clearly recognized and understood.

Reporting Results of Research Involving Human Subjects: An Ethical Obligation

Allison Baer Alley,서정욱,홍성태 대한의학회 2015 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.30 No.6

Researchers have an ethical responsibility to report the results of research involving human subjects. Dissemination of results ensures that patient care is based on good science and that the field of medicine advances based on complete and accurate knowledge. However, current evidence suggests that publication is often neglected or substantially delayed, especially in the case of negative and inconclusive results. Researchers, editors and reviewers should value all high-quality research regardless of the conclusiveness of the results and ensure that all research involving human subjects is registered in a publicly accessible database.

Translation and Technology : A Semiotic Perspective

Brian James Baer 한국외국어대학교 통번역연구소 2018 한국외국어대학교 통번역연구소 학술대회 Vol.2018 No.01

한국 엔터테인먼트 산업의 발전방향 - 한류의 NEXT WAVE(평창동계올림픽 개폐회식 사례 중심)

Brian James Baer,송승환 한국외국어대학교 통번역연구소 2018 한국외국어대학교 통번역연구소 학술대회 Vol.2018 No.10

This paper explores the Korean boom from the point of view of translation criticism, by analyzing reviews of translated Korean works appearing in the New York Times. In order to contextualize these findings, the paper begins with a presentation of the results of a corpus-based study of reviews of all translated works appearing in the New York Times in three specific years: 1900, 1950, and 2000. The comparative study of these corpora looked specifically at the source languages and domains of the translated works reviewed, the profiles of the reviewers (with knowledge of the source language or not), as well as the presence of translation criticism, and, when present, the nature of that criticism. The general findings from those years will provide the backdrop for an analysis of Korean works in translation during the so-called boom. While displaying increased visibility for translators, the reviews of translated Korean works also reflect continuing uncertainty over who should review translated works and how to discuss translation quality. The results of the study suggest the need for broad-based translation literacy and for specific guidelines on how to review translated works.