Jun 28, 2021
hey, humanity’s tendency towards confirmation bias? make your location public, i just wanna talk
I was originally gonna put “H. Charlton Bastian (1876)” onto anakin but actually I think it’s funnier if you fill in whatever you want
#science#STEM#biology#confirmation bias#human nature#i guess#what do you MEAN scientists are human?#>:0#this was originally from observing some absolutely batshit internet interactions#which are of course best observed from afar#but then i was talking to a colleague about their hypothesis on a behavioural ecology thing#and WOW people are quick to dismiss any data that contradicts their hypothesis#like#really bruh#you wont even /look/?#our field is at LEAST 40% wild guesses#you should PROBABLY look at the small bit of quantitative data we DO have#andy's smort stuff#andy's dum stuff