He is correct: Having a Bachelor in science does not make one a scientist unless actively pursuing research. He has a solid science background but like many others with science diplomas, he’s not a scientist.
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tyler@programming.dev 1 day agoHe himself claimed he’s not a scientist so /shrug
Renohren@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Zagorath@quokk.au 1 day ago
He is an entertainer
I’ll preface this by saying I don’t particularly like the direction the channel has gone. He’s sold out big time, as described by many comments above (both literally, by selling the channel to VC, and metaphorically, by selling out whole videos and the integrity of their content to advertisers as the Tom Nicholas video explains). And his ties to grifters like Colin Grey and Philipp Dettmer (of CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt fame) definitely don’t work in his favour.
But that said, I think this comment you made is a bit reductive. He has a PhD in effective science communication. He can legitimately claim expertise in communicating science to the public via YouTube in a way most popsci content cannot. Obviously not the same as doing scientific research himself, but he also doesn’t claim to be doing that.
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 16 hours ago
Kurzgesagt are grifters?
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
you yourself said he is an art or business major, so, you know, fuck off and stop trying to spin your lies.
tyler@programming.dev 17 hours ago
I’m not trying to spin anything. He literally made a video where he states he is a liberal arts or business major. I’m not going to go find it cause I’m not going to support him. You can either support the liar or not, I don’t give a fuck. You can also either believe Wikipedia or his own mouth.