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> Then why should he care if he's affiliated with CERN? Because it's a violation of the principle just stated above. Since he proved he can do physics at high

by Udik 8y ago

> Then why should he care if he's affiliated with CERN? Because it's a violation of the principle just stated above. Since he proved he can do physics at high level enough to be part of CERN, but was excluded on political grounds... And yes, of course in a perfect world fair competition between ideas would eventually win. That is of little consolation to those who are punished for expressing their thought.

SiempreViernes 8y ago
He was not rehired because he so publicly demonstrated he is not suitable for working together with others: in his famous talk he explicitly named and then insulted collegues because the took part in a hiring that didn’t give him the job. A big international organisation with collaboration as a core goal is simply not a good fit for a well known asshole.
geofft 8y ago
> Since he proved he can do physics at high level enough to be part of CERN, One, no, he didn't, he made errors of basic science in his argument and that should make his entire physics work suspect. Two, "he can do physics at high level" is the opposite of everything CERN and the scientific method itself stands for. The scientific method does not say, if you're a genius, you can make discoveries. The scientific method says, if you work consistently and steadily and reproducibility in a community of peers, you can discover things about the world by using data from the world. Science is not about hiring mages who have a high enough mana level. CERN is a collaboration and a laboratory, which implies working together. If you're operating on a high level at your own, you have no need for CERN. If you're operating at a high level when you happen to have other colleagues around, then being able to work with those colleagues is a skill you must have as a scientist.

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> Then why should he care if he's affiliated with CERN? Because it's a violation of the principle just stated above. Since he proved he can do physics at high

by Udik 8y ago

SiempreViernes 8y ago
He was not rehired because he so publicly demonstrated he is not suitable for working together with others: in his famous talk he explicitly named and then insulted collegues because the took part in a hiring that didn’t give him the job. A big international organisation with collaboration as a core goal is simply not a good fit for a well known asshole.
geofft 8y ago
> Since he proved he can do physics at high level enough to be part of CERN, One, no, he didn't, he made errors of basic science in his argument and that should make his entire physics work suspect. Two, "he can do physics at high level" is the opposite of everything CERN and the scientific method itself stands for. The scientific method does not say, if you're a genius, you can make discoveries. The scientific method says, if you work consistently and steadily and reproducibility in a community of peers, you can discover things about the world by using data from the world. Science is not about hiring mages who have a high enough mana level. CERN is a collaboration and a laboratory, which implies working together. If you're operating on a high level at your own, you have no need for CERN. If you're operating at a high level when you happen to have other colleagues around, then being able to work with those colleagues is a skill you must have as a scientist.