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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @CT_Bergstrom

      100% agree this is no way to conduct a scientific discussion. I hope this logic is extended. For example, people keep dunking on EFD because he has a "nutritional epi" PhD. I do think he's wrong (quite often) but because he is wrong, not that he lacks just the right credentials.+

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    2. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      My issue with EFD’s credentials is that he presents himself (or at least makes no attempt to be clear) as an infectious disease expert; his credentials aren’t *why* he’s wrong, of course. But he shouldn’t misrepresent the fact that he’s a well-I formed layman in ID.

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    3. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      Credentials are relevant to discussions of public trust in dissemination of information. They’re a proxy we use for expertise. Scientists should be clear.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      That said, “this guy doesn’t have a PhD so he’s wrong” is obviously a risible argument.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours @CT_Bergstrom

      Of course. My point (gingerly lest it be misunderstood as personal) is that "epitwitter" does a large amount of this (not directed at Carl) without noticing that, to the outsider, it looks very similar AND there are experts with right credentials and really wrong assertions, too.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @Dr24hours @CT_Bergstrom

      "He's just a student" is the sign of a weak argument and attempt to gatekeep in the worst possible way, and it's terrible especially coming from someone who's obviously, well, wrong. No disagreement.

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @Dr24hours @CT_Bergstrom

      The broader point I'm making is that this is actually a fairly common practice without perhaps self-awareness on how it looks, and this may be an opportunity to see how it does look from the outside—but nobody likes hearing that so I say my two cents and kinda leave it there.

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    8. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      Yes indeed (and no fears about it being taken personally - I’m in AA. I don’t do that anymore. 🥰)

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    9. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      Academics/scientists SUCK at recognizing and/or honoring the boundaries of their expertise.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours @zeynep @CT_Bergstrom

      And I get it. I took a class in epidemiology at U Michigan in 2012. Surely I’m an expert! (I am not an expert.)

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2021
      Replying to @Dr24hours

      My pre-pandemic work is necessarily multidisciplinary (by nature) and I crossed a lot of disciplinary boundaries during the pandemic (out of frustration and a sense I could contribute) so I'm sensitive to the "how to do it right/avoid pitfalls" question.

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        2. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Mine too; curse of the systems engineer. I’ve published in modeling, diabetes epi, hospital performance/strategy, data science, data ethics, research policy, etc etc.

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        3. Dr24hours‏ @Dr24hours 28 Mar 2021
          Replying to @Dr24hours @zeynep

          But the only things I can claim true expertise in - like willing to stake my institution’s reputation on? DES/ABM modeling of hospital systems, and Human Subjects Data Ethics.

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