Tag: expertise
Far from Chastened by Reality, Scientific Authoritarians Are Doubling Down
Ethan Siegel, an astrophysicist and award-winning science writer, advocates for criminally and civilly punishing violators of the “scientific consensus.”
Professor Dave — Conspiracy Theorist
The scientist — Javier Campos-Gomez at the University of Alabama at Birmingham — was easy to find and I emailed him to confirm that he is who he says he is.
Stephen Meyer: Totalitarian Dystopias and the God Hypothesis
The insight is timely, given the two-year anniversary of lockdowns that we’ve recently observed.
“Ultracrepidarianism” — A Helpful New Word for a Problem in Science and Elsewhere
It alludes to an adage with roots in ancient Greece, “Let the cobbler not judge above the sandal.” That is, mind your own business.
Preview: James Tour, Brian Miller on the Origin of “Data Risk Management” in DNA
If computer scientists build systems like that, and life at the DNA level also incorporates them, for the very same reasons, that’s rather suggestive.