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Others here refer to the author as Dr. Hossenfelder. But to you she is Sabine. Would you refer to Brian Greene as Brian or Sean Carroll as Sean? It seems you ar

• whimsicalism 6y ago
  > Others here refer to the author as Dr. Hossenfelder. But to you she is Sabine. Would you refer to Brian Greene as Brian or Sean Carroll as Sean? It seems you are not even aware of your biases. I doubt anyone is aware of all of their biases. I'm assuming you're making reference to gender bias - totally possible that I am susceptible to that, although I think: a. Sabine is a more unique name than Brian. b. In almost all discussions I see of her, she is referred to as Sabine - I was just following along with that precedence. She also goes by "Bee" and dislikes her last name [0] [1] [0]: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/physicist-sabine-hossenfelder-fears-theorists-lacking-data-may-succumb-to-wishful-thinking/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/physicist-s... http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2007/09/name-game.html http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2007/09/name-game.html