[ExI] what did we learn?

[William Flynn Wallace]

Here is the problem with scientists writing anything for publication:
Waffling. Aren't you tired of reading scientific articles and finding
something to the effect at the end of "more research is needed".  People
want facts.  They don't want to wait for more studies, all of which will
say 'more studies' again and again.  Yes, that science.  Reasonable.
Skeptical. Frustrating.

Imagine passing on science news:'Hey Joe, it could very well be that
.....blah blah blah - or on the other hand it could be     blah blah - or
maybe even ....blah, but we really don't know now. Stay tuned.  We need
more subjects, more different subjects, more researchers who don't believe
in what they are testing, more researchers who have no connections with
industry, better statistics, ad nauseam.    bill w

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 12:26 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *>…* *On Behalf Of *John Grigg via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] what did we learn?
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> >>…"Hi BillW, filter your sources more carefully…Do you wish to feed your
> mind on drivel generated by those who majored in… journalism?  Neither do
> I."
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> >..Dang! And here I thought people only picked on English majors! Lol
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> Picked on?  I have no heartburn with English majors.  Many of them go into
> teaching, which is a most admirable aim in life.  I like English majors.
> They cause no harm that I can see.  Journalism majors on the other hand,
> have a scandalously disproportionate influence on society and in my opinion
> generally a corrosive one.
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> Any picking on that I do does not apply to English majors, but is sincere
> ridicule and scorn, specifically aimed at journalism majors.  That’s not a
> legitimate field of study in my opinion.  News should be written by
> scientists, technologists and engineers.  There is sufficient talent there,
> and far greater insights.
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> https://www.prairiehome.org/story/1997/06/14/the-lives-of-english-majors.html
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> There ya go, Garrison Keillor was an English major.  He has given us so
> much.  There’s a life well lived.  He goes on about Dave Barry, the writer
> who influenced my style considerably, also an English major.
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> spike
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