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> What was science like? The tyranny of the tenured elderly: “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the ligh
by everybodyknows 4y ago
> What was science like?
The tyranny of the tenured elderly:
“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.”
― Max Planck, Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers