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> For instance, if the physics-related speaker has a degree in engineering, not physics; Yeah, that set off my WTF alarm too. I don't think it's news to TED a
by jpdoctor 14y ago
> For instance, if the physics-related speaker has a degree in engineering, not physics;
Yeah, that set off my WTF alarm too. I don't think it's news to TED admins that the line between physics and engineering is messy (I worked on quantum devices but (surprise!) engineering degrees paid substantially more in the 80s so my PhD is engineering.)
I'm gonna guess there's a backstory and they got burned hard.
- jlgreco 14y agoNo so much a back-story as several back-stories all with the common theme of quacks, sometimes with degrees in irrelevant fields, making plainly false claims.
- theorique 14y agoLikewise - my PhD is engineering, but my advisor was cross-appointed and I published primarily in Physics journals. Any due diligence done by a TEDx committee should find this, though.