| ▲ | abdullahkhalids 14 hours ago | |
> It sort of depends on the expertise of the author, right? In a well-established field like Physics or Biology, if an expert is talking about the established part of their field, they can just say things and you can trust that they are correct. If they saying things about the unestablished parts of their field - say a physicist talking about string theory - they need to properly cite stuff. In a not so well established field like Climate Science, where there is a lot of disagreement, every expert needs to cite their sources so people in adjacent fields can verify what they are saying. | ||
| ▲ | tpm an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> In a not so well established field like Climate Science, where there is a lot of disagreement Is there? In the actual science, not in the I'm-a-contrarian-because-fossil-pays-well scene. | ||