Torillian said: Here's where I'm at dude. You are quoting at me the guy who talks about science for Nerdist.com (a nice guy but someone with a bachelor's in civil and environmental engineering and a masters in science communication) to disprove the conclusions made by a professor of psychology at University of Washington who's published 50 publications within the last ten years, been cited more than 4000 times, and has a plethora of awards including a genius grant. Take this from a scientist, this lady is a rising star in her field and I would need quite a bit of evidence before I believe she's just a dipshit who doesn't know how to analyze her own data. |
I think he has a valid reason to be skeptical
the social sciences have recently been shown to be overrun with leftist ideology to the point where nonsense like this is seen as valid
https://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/fake-study-saying-dog-parks-are-cesspool-for-rape-culture-earns-real-award-and-now-author-is-in-real-trouble
the tilt further and further left has been documented by even left leaning sources
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/02/27/research-confirms-professors-lean-left-questions-assumptions-about-what-means
and I suppose for people who lean left to begin with this may not be seen as an issue but it obviously is because what is researched and how much certain conclusions are challenged is obviously going to be adversely impacted