It’s interesting. Dr. Lee is a Scientist who is, at best, slightly mad. Dr. Engelbright seems to be Mad, without being a scientist (I’m convinced the doctorate is honorary or due to politics).
We’ll know for sure when Dr. Engelbright seeks Sweetheart’s support in getting government funding for his pet project involving 1000 orphans, a deadly maze and cheese…
in its current state, sociology is “soft”. as they add research, and get larger samples to work with, it might improve. but their procedures do not have the consistency to claim “hard science” numbers yet.
Dr Engelbright, like Dr Lee, might have her exact sanity in doubt, but she definitely isn’t “Mad”-mad. She was originally introduced as kind of the opposite of that. (As Terry Pratchett has pointed out, the absence of madness is normality; the opposite is a kind of sanity that makes madness look downright rational.)
I like to call sociology and psychology “soft, but hard. As in tricky.” All statistics and uncertainty and multiple causes leading to complex outcomes, via processes that often can’t be directly experimented on…. harder than quantum mechanics, in a way. It’s the wild frontier of science, like physics was 200 years ago. Hating on economists is fine, though.
Ah, sweet revenge. One of the many perks of power. Now we know why Englebright was assigned here; one more perk supplied by Mr. Green to keep Sweetheart here, and through here, the rest. Ten bucks says Tip will find attractive agents and U.N.I.T.Y. will find a gun range in the building.
Am I the only person with a sneaking suspicion that Sweetheart’s still in the simulation, and it’s got her number? Like, she completed the “knock you down” half and now she’s in the “build you up” half?
Seems to be doing a pretty good job of bringing out her inner evil mastermind, too…
_I_ really like how Tip is absolutely ROCKING the Little Black Dress he has on. Definitely a Man In Black who won’t need the burst-flasher to confuse the mundanes…
It’s called a “neuralyzer”. “Just a little gift from some out-of-town friends.”
And you really don’t need one to confuse the mundanes. All you need is a labcoat with strange burn marks and stains on it, a clipboard, and an opportunity to run through your neighborhood mall screaming, “Everybody, RUN! It just ate my assistant!!”
Not that I’ve ever done that myself, mind you. And that security camera footage was photoshopped, I swear it was.
It’s interesting. Dr. Lee is a Scientist who is, at best, slightly mad. Dr. Engelbright seems to be Mad, without being a scientist (I’m convinced the doctorate is honorary or due to politics).
It could be a PHD in one of the “soft” sciences, like sociology or business administration
I know some sociologists who would start a thousand-year feud over you calling their science “soft” đŸ˜›
Thus showing their colors, as mad social scientists!
We’ll know for sure when Dr. Engelbright seeks Sweetheart’s support in getting government funding for his pet project involving 1000 orphans, a deadly maze and cheese…
in its current state, sociology is “soft”. as they add research, and get larger samples to work with, it might improve. but their procedures do not have the consistency to claim “hard science” numbers yet.
Mad Social/Behavioral science. And, in Europe, referred to, at least in part as, “the humanities.”
I know ones that would stay alive that long just out of spite
Business administration isn’t even a soft science. A PhD in business administration is a business degree, not a science degree.
Still, a Mad CEO would be rather worrying, if not entirely out of the ordinary
Dude, imagine a Mad Economist. They’d literally bend the markets and monies of the world to their will…
Dr Engelbright, like Dr Lee, might have her exact sanity in doubt, but she definitely isn’t “Mad”-mad. She was originally introduced as kind of the opposite of that. (As Terry Pratchett has pointed out, the absence of madness is normality; the opposite is a kind of sanity that makes madness look downright rational.)
I would submit that Dr. Englebright is simply evil. Being “Mad” is not necessarily a precondition to being evil (or vice versa.)
When given a choice Sweetheart’s preferred form of evil is completely legal and deliberate bad managing.
Let’s figure out an office poster for that attitude…
Are those her ears or is Sweetheart’s hair getting pointy? Uh, fur…
Poor Engelbright, she may need the puppets after Sweethat gives her just deserts !
I guess Karma can be a female dog!
Just like they’ve always told you.
Or a Dog-ma…
If I had a female dog Karma would be my second choice for her name. The first being payback.
I have a friend with an Akita named Karma. He is an unholy terror.
Welcome to the wonderful world of government service.
Did she have a name before this? I forget…I know it didn’t come up in Akron…or did it? Where did I put my printouts?
She first appeared way back in Brave Little Toasters:
http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-185/
…And I can’t quite believe I knew that off the top of my head. Why can’t I be that good at remembering where I know real people from?
Come to think of it, haven’t seen Konstantin in a while…
Sweetheart goes to the dark side. They have dog biscuits.
*Really* good dog biscuits.
I like to call sociology and psychology “soft, but hard. As in tricky.” All statistics and uncertainty and multiple causes leading to complex outcomes, via processes that often can’t be directly experimented on…. harder than quantum mechanics, in a way. It’s the wild frontier of science, like physics was 200 years ago. Hating on economists is fine, though.
Keep your friends close and your enemies…underfoot.
I’m wondering what Nick will look like with shades and a tie.
Ah, sweet revenge. One of the many perks of power. Now we know why Englebright was assigned here; one more perk supplied by Mr. Green to keep Sweetheart here, and through here, the rest. Ten bucks says Tip will find attractive agents and U.N.I.T.Y. will find a gun range in the building.
Am I the only person with a sneaking suspicion that Sweetheart’s still in the simulation, and it’s got her number? Like, she completed the “knock you down” half and now she’s in the “build you up” half?
Seems to be doing a pretty good job of bringing out her inner evil mastermind, too…
_I_ really like how Tip is absolutely ROCKING the Little Black Dress he has on. Definitely a Man In Black who won’t need the burst-flasher to confuse the mundanes…
–Dave
It’s called a “neuralyzer”. “Just a little gift from some out-of-town friends.”
And you really don’t need one to confuse the mundanes. All you need is a labcoat with strange burn marks and stains on it, a clipboard, and an opportunity to run through your neighborhood mall screaming, “Everybody, RUN! It just ate my assistant!!”
Not that I’ve ever done that myself, mind you. And that security camera footage was photoshopped, I swear it was.
Thus proving that sometimes the best revenge is getting promoted over your former superiors…