Almost all physics crackpots are men. Men standing atop Mt. Stupid are blessed with supreme confidence. Crackpots reside there permanently.pic.twitter.com/siOFKFCzHi
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Mathematical physicist and mentor to mathematically talented youth. Talent is that which bridges the gap between what can be taught and what must be learned.
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Almost all physics crackpots are men. Men standing atop Mt. Stupid are blessed with supreme confidence. Crackpots reside there permanently.pic.twitter.com/siOFKFCzHi
Interesting to note that (at the time of this tweet) only three people (myself included) whose names and pictures identify as female have responded to this thread. Speculation on crackpottery stats: women are told from a very young age they aren’t good at phys, but men are...
...rewarded and encouraged just for trying, even if the ideas are a bit crazy. So some people may interpret this as all their ideas are good regardless of scientific evidence to the contrary. ...
... Crackpots online are one thing. But I got cornered in my office once by a crackpot who believed he had invented a perpetual motion machine. He wouldn’t leave, no matter how hard I tried or told him I had another meeting...
...I eventually had to pack up all my stuff and physically push him out of my office. Fortunately he was a small person (I am tiny, 5’2” 110 lbs), because that could have been very scary if he had tried to physically intimidate me.
This is profoundly alarming and distressing. I am extraordinarily glad that no physical harm came to you in this incident.
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