That's true up to a point. I think I do okay without playing the game, and I know a few others similarly, but I think one has to be lucky as well as good to land in that position. Certainly the incen… (View Post)

One of the most wonderful privileges of being an academic is the opportunity to talk with brilliant people. One of the worst aspects of being an academic is being forced to spend time with spiteful a… (View Post)

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It does have a lot of similarities with the antivax movement, doesn't it - the same selective quoting, the same half-science that doesn't actually make sense but looks plausible enough to a layperson… (View Post)