> social scientists overstep their bounds and try to use their latest shaky research results to make recommendations in areas like parenting, management, and pu

> social scientists overstep their bounds and try to use their latest shaky research results to make recommendations in areas like parenting, management, and public policy. This usually ends up making things worse for those of us who have to live in the real world. Social scientists actually have data and deep expertise. Every recommendation should be examined critically, but why should we distrust social science recommendations more than those without data (and often without expertise)? What other basis is there that you trust? And is there any basis for your very broad generalization? You criticize social scientists for misinformation; what should we think of your comment? It looks like you are just repeating commonplace biases; is that the basis?