THREAD: This @BretStevensNYT column is a great example of how a bright, often very insightful, person can sound like a blithering idiot when wandering into science subjects w/o humility. Some good lessons here, tho./1
“It’s Dangerous to Be Ruled by Fear” https://nyti.ms/3bicD2D
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Replying to @ProfHayward @BretStevensNYT
In fairness,
@BretStevensNYT sounds like a blithering idiot when he discusses climate science as well. So why wouldn’t he also sound like a blithering idiot about#COVID19?1 reply 2 retweets 12 likes -
When one notices that "oh no, this writer I usually like is talking about my field and sounds like an idiot!" it's time to be a lot more suspicious about their insights on topics you don't know as much about. They may just be a well-spoken idiot.
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Indeed. That describes Stephens about most things, actually.
11:00 AM - 21 Mar 2020
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