Why is black science man not thought of as a real scientist

>>8782299
coz hes an arrogant asshole

>>8782299
he's more of a media cheerleader than an actual scientist.

also he's overly political and his twitter gets pretty cringe

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>>8782299
He blended the observer effect with Heisenburg's uncertainty principle on Joe Rogan's podcast because he had no idea how to differentiate them. He was asked about it and tried 3 times to change the subject because he knew he didnt know what he was talking about. And this man calls himself a "scientist".

>>8782299
Because he simply isn't, he is a media personality with an interest in science.

In the same way Dara Ó Briain isn't a scientist, despite holding double honours degrees in mathematics and theoretical physics.

>>8782299
he has not done literally anything useful in his field. his research is lame. if he wanted to be called a scientist, he would but with "shitty" in front of it.

>>8782333
>>8782363
But he has a PhD in astrophysics. He's probably contributed more to science through actual research than 99 % of /sci/.

>>8782744

He's had token work done in getting his name on publications but nothing of major note

there are 1,000's of astrophysics PhD's like him in this country

I don't think anyone is asking for a random on /sci/ to become the next big pop sci meme celeb

>>8782744
He just sucks people off so they put him on their publications.

>>8782336
Anyone can make mistakes...

>>8782744
>>8782333
You're both right. He is a smart dude (in his specific field) and has made contributions there. He has changed his career path to be a science spokesperson, and there's nothing wrong with that. When you have the attention on you that comes with being a celebrity, you're going to get caught saying stupid shit. But he still is a good choice as a public outlet for science as a whole. And he is accepting of information that proves his tweets wrong.

>>8782336
He's an astrophysicist, not quantum

>>8782299
He's the scientist equivalent of a televangelist. He's cool in my book but he doesn't do real work.