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Kary Mullis is a great example of why you should only consider scientists to be experts in their specific, narrow domain.
by carbocation 16y ago
Kary Mullis is a great example of why you should only consider scientists to be experts in their specific, narrow domain.
- slantyyz 16y agoYou definitely have to take him, and anyone proclaiming to be an expert or analyst, for that matter, with a grain of salt.
- ursablanco 16y agoAnd his particular domain is exquisitely narrow ... as further evidenced by the breadth and depth of his ignorance. Sorry to rant, but there's a guy that gets on my nerves.
- slantyyz 16y agoBut his points, at least as he wrote them in the particular book I mentioned aren't invalid or interesting because he's a jerk (his chapter on wanderlust had my head spinning). "Follow the money" is a guideline that makes sense. I even thought his reasons for -not- dismissing astrology outright were somewhat interesting, although I see in his wikipedia entry that he now 'believes' in astrology.