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Of course, there are frauds in any industry/profession. But in my experience (math, science, & engineering), it is actually far less prevalent than in other pl
by ensan 5y ago
Of course, there are frauds in any industry/profession.
But in my experience (math, science, & engineering), it is actually far less prevalent than in other places.
Forget the overzealous #sciencetwitter people. I have found that academia is one of the rare places where people the absolute top of their field who are often actually modest & aware of their ignorance about most things.
- moonchrome 5y ago>I have found that academia is one of the rare places where people the absolute top of their field who are often actually modest & aware of their ignorance about most things. This view doesn't really align with designing public policy - while those people exist - they aren't the problem (or are insofar they aren't voicing their positions loud enough). Coming from a place of modesty and acknowledging limitations is not the "believe science" movement.
- ensan 5y agoAgreed. But I wanted to point out that the “believe science” people are not actually representative of most researchers in academic institutions.