.@MikeTaylor It's quite rt that science shld be open 2 crit from anyone, but worry when ppl who've nevr done an expt wnt to assess us.
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@david_colquhoun I don't see why experiments would be the only valid mode of science. As a palaeontologist, I find them hard to come by!
. @MikeTaylor @david_colquhoun I believe Albert Einstein (not a bad scientist!) did exactly zero published experiments during his career...
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@michael_nielsen@MikeTaylor@david_colquhoun nope. He has published experiments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93de_Haas_effect … -
@sjGoring@david_colquhoun Amusing - hadn't seen that! Of course, my point (&@MikeTaylor's?) is that many scientists don't do expts... - 1 more reply
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@michael_nielsen@MikeTaylor@david_colquhoun Physics has a long, proud history of phenomenology: theorists making use of open data.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michael_nielsen@MikeTaylor@david_colquhoun To demand that Einstein be an experimentalist in order to critique exp is blinkered.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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