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Well, that's the big issue isn't it? Pre-twitter, pre-out of control social media, etc a claim from a Jr level person like this would have been met with skeptic
by drzaiusapelord 9y ago
Well, that's the big issue isn't it? Pre-twitter, pre-out of control social media, etc a claim from a Jr level person like this would have been met with skepticism and gone through an academic filter that would has squashed it. Nowadays its all over the world before there's a sane response to it. Sadly, many who have memorized this little factoid will never see the rebuttal.
- panzagl 9y agoIt's hard to tell how much filter was applied since the BBC article only cites the team themselves- I don't see any indication that Larsson is a 'Jr level person' in their field. This could have easily have been published in a specialized journal and not have been refuted until someone with the right background came across it.
- sampo 9y agoI guess in American universities, "researcher" is only an early career position. Later, you either get a professorship, or they kick you out. But this case is about a Swedish university, and there people can be "researchers" their whole careers.