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Fifth, “hands-on” knowledge is not always acquired in engineering classes. Being an engineer may make someone more likely to try their hand at bomb-making than it would someone with a nontechnical degree, but this may be the result of unwarranted self-confidence: in recent years a string of five attempted attacks, all aimed at Western targets, involved engineers and failed.
Engineers of Jihad
Diego Gambetta, Steffen Hertog
The first time I can recall ever having mentioned Peter Doshi <a href="https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/crank-conferences-a-parody-of-science-based-medicine-that-can-suck-in-even-reputable-scientists-and-institutions/">was in 2009</a>, when he spoke at an antivaccine conference hosted by Barbara Loe Fisher’s National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and, when contacted about it, responded with a transparent, “my speaking there does not imply endorsement”.
What the heck happened to The BMJ? | Science-Based Medicine
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“It was just so dumb,” she said. “I was offended by the stupidity more than anything. I was offended by the fact that went through so many people’s hands and nobody red flagged it. This is normal to so many people. It was probably even a girl that had to type it up. It’s institutionally OK.
Rose McGowan 'Fired by Agent' for Pointing Out Casting Call Sexism | Film | the Guardian
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