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		Why Are Scientists So Bad at Naming Things? [video] (youtube.com)
		1 point by ivanjermakov 22 days ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

popalchemist 22 days ago | [–]

Scientist are hyper specialized and generally can only do their one thing really well, with an inversely proportionate effect on all their other abilities, including common sense.

JohnFen 21 days ago | | [–]

So no different than software devs, then?

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