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Re:Bruno Latour, the Post-Truth Philosopher, Mounts a Defens... by Nasrudith on Friday October 26, 2018 @09:22AM (#18308894)
Define successful and define scientist - Lysenko was quite "successful" in the Soviet Union for obtaining funding and influence because he flattered the ideology of the management. His work however was complete bunk and didn't even hit upon real epigenetic interactions.

They may get rewarded for it in dysfunctional systems but it isn't furthering science.

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Re:Bruno Latour, the Post-Truth Philosopher, Mounts a Defens... by ribs on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:58AM (#18310428)
That is the question, yes, and I think that was what jhbadger meant by “successful” - that one is so in science (from this perspective) similarly to any other field; when people buy into your work, give you funding, your reputation increases, etc.
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