Dyson fans use fairly well known principles. And the function is dependent on the form. Just not the form you are used to.

Okay--definition of scientist--does it include a) anthropologists b) archaeologists c) lingusts?

They all are sciences. But I don't know any other sciences that have a bigger history of attracting racist/xenophobic/hypernationalist/religious/or-just-plain crackpots than these. Maybe geology. I wouldn't blame anyone who wanted to be extra careful of checking the credentials of anyone in these fields.

That makes as much sense as my JD entitling me to be addressed as "Doctor". Heh.

Doo eet!!

I have a BS in film. I am a movie scientist!

So, I think that "scientist" tends to have a much narrower connotation than "science." But I work in social sciences so I may have a perspective that someone in the natural and physical sciences do not.

I think science refers to a systematic way of gaining knowledge about the physical, natural world or of people and societies.

So I don't think (broadly) literary studies are science, but psychology is.

"When the baby's coming down the birth canal, remember, it's going through the exact same positions as something going in, the penis going into the vagina, to cause an orgasm,"

Uh, but as Jessica pointed out, penises and babies are remarkably different in shape, weight, and, most notably, circumference.

He also has a tendency to default to saying things affirmatively, if there's any wiggle room. So he'll say "It works" even if something fails a test case, because failing the test case was actually executing a given portion of code.

Huh. That sounds less like a communications problem (which implies some kind of interference on both sides of the communication) and more like the coworker is being untruthful.

Uh, but as Jessica pointed out, penises and babies are remarkably different in shape, weight, and, most notably, circumference.

The bigger, the better, am I right ladies?????

(j/k)

But I don't know any other sciences that have a bigger history of attracting racist/xenophobic/hypernationalist/religious/or-just-plain crackpots than these.

Really? Even archaeologists?

There are LOTS of crackpotty "archaeologists." They believe in things like Pyramids built by aliens, and Atlantis, and stuff. (Note: they mostly lack actual academic credentials - if they have a "Dr." it tends to be like "Dr. Laura," who IIRC is a doctor of, like, cleaning products as opposed to psychology or medicine.)

Even archaeologists?

For instance.

Also.

And of course.