Periodic reminder that domain-specific expertise isn't all that portable but, pathologically, perceived authority is.
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The only exception to the Pinker Rule I can think of is Jared Diamond, who (near as I can tell) made contributions to 3 different fields: nephrology, ornithology, & geography.
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Everyone else, ug: 'I'm a great scientist so allow me to make some terribly inept historical claims outside my field because hey how hard could it be oh ouch that bad huh well you just disagree with me because you hate *geniusness*'
Excuse the rant. It's a pet peeve of mine. - 1 more reply
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