Post #4333017
2026-08-02 14:35 UTC
...like anything you do in the early part of your career, it shaped the way I think. Doing science well requires you to train your brain to be hyper skeptical of yourself. Asking honestly what the data tells you is VERY different from asking what part of the data confirms your pre-existing belief.
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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social 2026-08-02 14:35
When people ask me now what part of that training prepared me for being in Congress, I always tell them that Congress is best when it includes people who think in lots of different ways. And the way that scientists think if often antithetical to the way politicians and lawyers think.