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The dissing of PhDs is unwarranted. Gross over-generalization. People being skeptical of ideas in a peer-review sort of way can be both good and bad. For exampl
by shas3 9y ago
The dissing of PhDs is unwarranted. Gross over-generalization. People being skeptical of ideas in a peer-review sort of way can be both good and bad. For example, the assumptions and claims of this article can do with a substantial amount of skepticism. Perhaps someone should express skepticism and view this article with the peer-review critical eye that he mentions.
I am reminded of climate-change skeptic articles that say “hey these scientists know nothing. See today it’s 10 below zero. Common sense! No global warming.”
- deong 9y agoAlso, the idea that peer review is rife with people killing articles to save their "pet theory" is idiotic. Reviewers just want you to cite them.
- taeric 9y agoIdeally, reviewers would just want your paper to be as good as it could be. And yes, we should all appreciate not just the named author of the work, but all of the work that goes into it. This is true of all works, not just studies.
- chasedehan 9y agoNot to mention, saying that PhDs are underprepared to lead. Which the article then jumps to essentially saying, "hire the MBA". That is a recipe for disaster - non-technical people leading technical people. Maybe we should hire an MBA as VP of Engineering too?