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central scrutinizer

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5. If you understand it and can prove it,

Reply to stone space (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 10:03 PM

Oct 2016

You publish in a mathematics journal.
If you understand it, but can't prove it, you publish in a physics journal.
If you don't understand it, but can prove it, you publish in an economics journal.
If you don't understand it, and can't prove it, you publish in a psychology journal.

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So, who are the smartest scientists? (since we're on the topic...) [View all] stone space Oct 2016 OP

Mathematics may not be a science struggle4progress Oct 2016 #1

I'd be inclined to group us with artists, musicians, and poets. stone space Oct 2016 #3

“I started studying law, but this I could stand just for one semester. I couldn't stand more. Then struggle4progress Oct 2016 #6

Irony in that this is social science... Foggyhill Oct 2016 #2

Social science... tymorial Oct 2016 #4

I won't speculate as to where the authors of this study fall on any intelligence scale, but... stone space Oct 2016 #7

If you understand it and can prove it, central scrutinizer Oct 2016 #5

Wander on down shadowmayor Oct 2016 #8