BarrelRoll1996

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iu5zdwg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:19 PM

Reply to I’m Dr. Lewina Lee, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Clinical Research Psychologist. Ask me anything about the role of psychosocial stressors on health, the lifelong legacy of childhood adversity, how optimism boosts longevity, & healthy aging. by BUExperts

Does posting help your tenure prospects?

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iqzu3sp wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:17 AM

Reply to comment by supercyberlurker in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Guessing you're at most in your 20s

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iqzu03l wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:15 AM

Reply to comment by Super_Silky in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Not sure why downvoted, at surface level his reasons were bunk but still got him a nobel prize.

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iqztq3j wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:11 AM

Reply to comment by HappyFailure in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Vitalism in the 1870s was obvious until chemistry caught up. Still idiots talking about the ether though.

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iqztf3s wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:06 AM

Reply to comment by rukisama85 in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Jordan Peterson comes to mind, everytime he speaks outside of a specific branch of psychology

BarrelRoll1996 t1_iqzszkv wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM

Reply to comment by Ok-Gap-6070 in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog

Name something m-theory has been used for to generate empirically falsifiable hypotheses. Anyone? Yeah, we're all out of our depth here.