That lecture has a 20 minute introduction.
A long meandering of thanking and praising various funding organizations and people. A great example of what's wrong with modern academia.
A long meandering of thanking and praising various funding organizations and people. A great example of what's wrong with modern academia.
If this was Hollywood, instead of a ceremony, there'd be a "casting couch."
The only real issue is whether you can search for, and publish results that are the opposite of the hand that feeds. And as Google recently proved, that is a problem.
What seems like you're actually annoyed by, is having to wade through comments and content that were never intended for you. (Pro-tip: Skip ahead.) I mean, should we also get mad at PBS saying "this program was brought to you by the X, Y, Z, and Viewers Like You?"?
Is the issue one of "length" or "content?" Because as I've shown, PBS does the same content and nobody complains. And if it's length, yeah, it's annoying, but we're the most spoiled people in the history of the human race if we can't skip some video being beamed across the entire planet after previously being recorded on trillions of dollars of research, billions of dollars of industry, and tens of thousands of smart people all working together in harmony to bring us a video... that could have been clipped a little in the beginning.
When I was an intern acting as an AV monkey we ran into all sorts of crazy stuff.
Sucking up to people who give you money is an art form present in all forms of business.
It might actually get more attention that way. The scientist could show up and do doughnuts in the parking lot, squirt champagne on the crowd, and get a trophy. I'd watch the hell out of that.