public judgment

I've been warning about bad public judgments recently, and that's true and necessary – we simply aren't being kind enough (although, on balance, I think we're kinder than ever before). But, as with all things, we should look to both Type I and Type II

It's easy to just say yes or no to this, but I might have had an actual thought. Obviously, I have little interest in judgement qua judgement – do whatever you're doing, and try to do the right thing even if people tell you otherwise.

I've been thinking about pharmaceutical companies lately, when I heard this quote from Barry Schwartz, in response to issues surrounding his own claim to fame: It is no doubt true that scientists sometimes seek popular audiences prematurely — before their claims have been adequately tested