Physicists are the worst with this, in my experience–even worse than engineers. They think that because their work is “more fundamental” than that of the special sciences and their models are more wide-ranging, they’re qualified to evaluate all other scientific work. Lots of physisicsts–even very good ones–turn climate crank in their old age.
Physicists are the worst with this, in my experience–even worse than engineers. They think that because their work is “more fundamental” than that of the special sciences and their models are more wide-ranging, they’re qualified to evaluate all other scientific work. Lots of physisicsts–even very good ones–turn climate crank in their old age.
Reminds me of that youtuber Sabine Hofstadter or whatever her name is.
Yeah, she’s a big one. Freeman Dyson, Fred Singer, and Fred Seitz too. It’s weirdly common.