Brian Skinner@gravity_levity·Aug 11, 2016This is fantastic. A less kind person would have titled it "what I learned as a consultant to crackpots"Quote TweetSabine Hossenfelder@skdh·Aug 11, 2016What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physicists – https://aeon.co/ideas/what-i-learned-as-a-hired-consultant-for-autodidact-physicists… via @aeonmag4611
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @gravity_levityhe was a mech eng ug like me. Made me realize a little math knowledge is more dangerous than none to crackpotterry catalysis3:46 PM · Aug 11, 20162 Likes
Brian Skinner@gravity_levity·Aug 11, 2016Replying to @vgrIn my experience, almost all crackpots are retired engineers (or, more rarely, doctors). @skdh, can you confirm? Also, all men.23