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Scott's avatar

"Even Nobel Prize winners—arguably the peak of expert success—often try to make the leap. Once they win, many of them start writing op-eds, weighing in on topics far outside their field."

Dunning and Kruger had it right......

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Doug Martin's avatar

This is one of your best. I'm a scientist and it has pained me to see science losing credibility in the public eye. Your distinction between experts and elites helps to square this circle.

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