1/ Hi #SocialScience twitter,
Has anyone studied this phenomenon? @AstroKatie is the first physicist I've seen whose had it in her FAQs. But, it's a common enough complaint that I've heard it from other physicists, and I'm not one.https://twitter.com/AstroKatie/status/995064657713901568 …
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2/ Being more explicit, has anyone studied what compels someone (esp. a non-scientist) to submit their armchair hypothesis to a physicist, anticipating that "they may have cracked the code."
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Replying to @wack_robert
The Tom Nichols stuff? I'm aware of him, but to be honest, I haven't read him because his imputed expertise is wide enough to arouse my immediate skepticism.
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Replying to @generativist
The book is an easy read, does a good summary of the sources of the problem, and touches on some interesting cultural observations. However, it's cranky and stuffy, and may irritate you with generational generalizations.
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Maybe worth a read then. I have a lot of popsci books that I didn't find compelling but which steered me towards excellent subsequent paths.
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