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tptacek, it would be great to require everything on HN to be "scholarly" or sufficiently serious, no? But the question is how to do that.
by crasshopper 16y ago
tptacek, it would be great to require everything on HN to be "scholarly" or sufficiently serious, no? But the question is how to do that.
- tptacek 16y agoSimple; they would need to be published in journals, or have bibliographies, or have a cite record. "Scholarly" isn't really a subjective term.
- crasshopper 16y agoI believe scholarliness is not simple. Examples that muck up a naive attempt at defining "scholarly": . Econophysics, fuzzy logic, systems theory -- are those really serious fields? Could they become serious? The answers are subjective. . Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning -- too specific? is this just a journal that someone started to enhance her reputation in a self-defined field? how long has it been around and how long will it be around? . Douglas Hofstadter -- scholar or dilletante? . the blog of Terence Tao -- it is serious but is not published in a journal . http://arxiv.org/find/math/1/au:+Jormakka_J/0/1/0/all/0/1 http://arxiv.org/find/math/1/au:+Jormakka_J/0/1/0/all/0/1 -- a guy who claimed to solve more than one Millennium Problem and is widely considered a crank. Articles were published in journals. . http://arxiv.org/find/math/1/au:+Perelman_G/0/1/0/all/0/1 http://arxiv.org/find/math/1/au:+Perelman_G/0/1/0/all/0/1 -- a guy who did solve a Millennium Problem. Articles were not published in journals. Listen to Frank Wilczek talk about his feelings about not having his genius recognised: http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Science/Physics/The-Universe-is-a-Strange-Place/15576 http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Science/Physics/The-Univ... (Q&A at the end). Academics play the karma game with much higher stakes.