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Acquiring a scientist who agrees with you isn't hard now there are so many of them. Consensus is also probably something of a postfacto lie, perhaps we should
by mhh__ 4y ago
Acquiring a scientist who agrees with you isn't hard now there are so many of them.
Consensus is also probably something of a postfacto lie, perhaps we should be merely aiming for a certain amount of evidence to identify a potential risk and judge decisions based on the potential cost of inaction.
Also researchers are barely even allowed (certainly not encouraged, and where would you even find a media person to talk to) to talk to the media at all unless they're very senior or tweeting.
- revelio 4y agoAgree that true consensus is rare, albeit only a problem in some fields. Physics and chemistry have no problems obtaining consensus on many facts, for example. I don't recognize that last part at all. Feels sometimes like modern news articles aren't complete without some academic "expert" popping up and telling people what to think. Most universities outright encourage researchers to talk to the media these days, and it's not like they needed encouragement to start with.