EmDrive study officially published

Re:EmDrive study officially published by lomnakkus on Saturday November 19, 2016 @05:47PM (#12996165)

I think you misunderstand. Tenure is usually granted to people with a (sometimes minor) track record of their ideas working out. Essentially it amounts to a bet on things to come, or IOW of "is person X a crank or not?". This, of course, is also tied to the field in which they are working, etc.

(Sure, some good researchers turn into cranks later in life[1], but usually in a different -- often unrelated -- field.)

[1] Nobel prize winners often succumb to this, sadly.

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Re:EmDrive study officially published by MPSimmons on Saturday November 19, 2016 @10:55PM (#12997178)

Seems like having the preeminent researchers in a field be the ones to do the weirdest research while teaching students on the foundations and established research is a pretty solid decision.

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Re:EmDrive study officially published by grkvlt on Sunday November 20, 2016 @05:44PM (#13001729)

I guess you're referring to Brian Josephson, who went from superconductors (Nobel prize) to things like telepathy etc. but I'm interested if there are other examples. A quick search turns up Kary Mullis as a possible other example, but I don't know too much about him, and it's a difficult topic to research.

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Re:EmDrive study officially published by cschmidt on Sunday November 20, 2016 @05:54PM (#13001760)

Linus Pauling (two Nobel prizes!) jumps to mind with his Vitamin C work

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling#Medical_research...

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