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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by whimsicalism on Saturday September 28, 2024 @01:30AM (#41678114)
generalists are underrated nowadays it seems, compared to most of scientific history where they very clearly exist and can make contributions across a ton of “disciplines”
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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by xattt on Sunday September 29, 2024 @06:20AM (#41686323)
Generalists and specialists veering out of their lane come across the same until there is an incorrect statement about a field you know.
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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by graemep on Sunday September 29, 2024 @06:49AM (#41686463)
Informed generalists might also be a useful perspective to a field, or bring in relevant knowledge not well known within the field.
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Re:Unplanned Exposure During Diving in the Spent Nuclear Fue... by whimsicalism on Sunday September 29, 2024 @12:02PM (#41688258)
There are any number of cases of “specialists” having arrived at some incorrect consensus due to social factors/groupthink and a failure of the process.
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