Brandon Fibbs · @bfibbs
23rd Aug 2013 from TwitLonger
"[T]his problem digs into one of the biggest crises facing scientific research today: there’s a difference between being right and being persuasive. The first entails having the facts straight, and the second means convincing someone else to believe them. It’s incredibly important to think about how we phrase our understanding of the world, as well as how we can make our ideas more relevant, interesting, and clear to the public. Don’t believe me? Just ask the climate scientists." http://blogs.plos.org/thestudentblog/2013/08/13/on-being-right-in-science