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It's amusing how the HN sentiment shifts on the validity of social sciences degrees depending on the topic at hand.. IMO, if your PhD is outside of "STEM", you
by mikeyouse 3y ago
It's amusing how the HN sentiment shifts on the validity of social sciences degrees depending on the topic at hand.. IMO, if your PhD is outside of "STEM", you probably shouldn't call yourself a 'scientist'. There are plenty of english literature PhDs who have many peer-reviewed papers, and none of them are 'scientists', so no I don't buy that a PolySci or Econ researcher are scientists "by any measure".
In any case, don't listen to me, listen to a certain Roger Pielke Jr.:
> Now I am not a climate scientist and just like I accept the consensus of the IPCC, I am compelled to accept the consensus of the hurricane community.