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Re:No, I still don't want to work for Google by tsotha on Monday October 29, 2012 @11:40PM (#4715908)
It's not academic research. The guys is primarily an author selling books, and rigorous academic treatises tend to end up in journals nobody reads.
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Re:No, I still don't want to work for Google by rhizome on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @02:30PM (#4718725)
It's not black and white like that, and the marketplace means that there is a meeting in the middle when assertions are presented scientifically enough for a layperson to ascribe authority to them.
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Re:No, I still don't want to work for Google by dpritchett on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @03:54PM (#4719175)
Exactly - I feel guilty citing Gladwell on a forum because it smells factual when in reality it's merely persuasive.
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Re:No, I still don't want to work for Google by tsotha on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @06:17PM (#4719978)
Well, sure, but the problem is the more scientific you get the smaller your readership is. It might not matter so much to you as the author, but your book can't become an object of discussion if it isn't widely read.
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