Mikko Rantalainen on A Monument To Gen Z: “The official name of this artwork is “Journey of Self Discovery” but I agree that “Monument to the new generation”…” Jul 2, 07:45
on New Client, New Problem: “đŸ˜† I’m always going to advocate for both. It be too hypocritical for me to do otherwise.” Sep 21, 07:03
on New Client, New Problem: “My top two from this exquisite collection: 1.) https://i0.wp.com/blog.jonolan.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/nggallery/need-new-shirts/08.jpg?ssl=1 2.) https://i0.wp.com/blog.jonolan.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/nggallery/need-new-shirts/12.jpg?ssl=1 I can’t figure out the winner! Tuscan bouffant or…” Sep 20, 18:59Oversight Needed Badly
Scientists of all stripes need oversight badly, preferably by people who don’t like science or scientific progress! There are just so few squints that ask should we do this in addition to can we do this. đŸ˜†
Tags: Humor | Robotics | Sarcasm | Science | Scientists | Squints | Technology
It’s impossible for any sane, right-minded person to “trust the science” in these times, in which scientists are professionals earning their living through scientific research at the behest of corporations and various national and international agencies. Simply put, it’s reasonable to believe, and often a proven fact, that these science workers research what they’re told to and deliver as close as possible to the results their employers, be they corporations or governments, desire… because they need to keep their jobs.
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That’s part of the sad truth of scientists then vs. what passes for scientists now, at least in a lot of the disciplines. They’ve thrown out true scientific methods and inverted everything. Instead of basing their theories on the evidence, they twist the evidence to support their theories.
But, simply put, a great number of them have to do this, otherwise they won’t get published, won’t get research grants, won’t get teaching positions or tenure, and won’t be able to pay their rent. Unlike in the 19th Century, the vast today’s scientists practice their craft for a living. Unlike most of their earlier counterparts, they’re professionals, doing whatever they have to in order to get and keep their jobs. If that means not practicing true science, then so be it.
And, this has been exacerbated by the scientific publishing industry, which peer reviews papers and decides whether or not to publish them. That industry is staffed by people who are very invested in orthodoxy and carefully curated results because they need to keep their own jobs, which would be endangered by countering theories.
The gatekeepers of the science industry just give unwanted theories the “silent treatment.” No rebuttals, no arguments, but also no publication and dissemination, just silence and a total refusal to give the offenders any attention at all. “Publish or perish” being real, that is the most common and most effective means of removing the offenders from the industry.
So, scientists then and now are not the same. And, this is because between the 19th and 20th centuries society turned them into professionals and a special class or caste of people. This resulted in the art or science of Economics trumping any real adherence to the Scientific Method.
Tags: Clerisialism | Corruption | Magisterium | Peer Review | Scientists | Society
It’s true. Different professions have wildly divergent opinions of- and interaction with reality. Authors being the true outliers from the more normative scientists and historians. Though, truth be told, historians’ interactions with reality are unfortunately and unavoidably also a bit loose.
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While I’m not formally a marine biologist, I worked with enough of them and their marine botanist and marine ecologist counterparts to know that this is exactly the sort of Halloween-themed humor they’d love.
Anglerfish – Nature’s Halloween Frights
And, as you can see above, their depiction of a Halloween Angler is a LOT kid-friendlier, and less nightmarish than Nature’s actual creations. đŸ˜®
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