Venkatesh Rao@vgr"We try harder because we are #2 at math" :DQuote TweetBrian 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.4:45 PM · Aug 11, 20162 Retweets3 Likes
Sam Bhagwat@calcsam·Aug 11, 2016Replying to @vgr@gravity_levity -- many Al-Qaeda leaders are engs too. Good at solving cloed problems !== good at open-ended physics / metaphysics4
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 11, 2016Replying to @jamesmcn @calcsam and @gravity_levitymy PhD advisor was one such, but smart enough to pick his battles properly with enough math firepower1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 11, 2016Replying to @jamesmcn @calcsam and @gravity_levityengineers are at their best when acting with "what will happen if I do X [I hope it blows up]?" mindset2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 11, 2016Replying to @jamesmcn @calcsam and @gravity_levitythis is what I think engineering should aspire to: http://ribbonfarm.com/2016/06/29/the-daredevil-camera/…3