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I worked with some very talented electrical engineers who influenced the thoughts behind this post. Check out their sites at Engineer 1 and Engineer 2.
If engineers were journalists……maybe….just maybe……or with a low probability……..
If engineers were journalists……maybe….just maybe……or with a low probability……..
- We’d never make predictions or enumerate outcomes of the future. If we were required to, we would identify them as predictions, and remind people that the default state of a prediction is failure. We would always follow up and publicize the accuracy.
- Our portfolio of publications would be able to pass fact checks.
- We’d stay away from opinionated titles and words that carry connotations. Here, I site huffingtonpost.com as an example, but anyone can run their own analysis using http://www.bounceapp.com.
- We would write about failures, biases, and why they happen.
- All articles would be pushed through a gauntlet of scientific skepticism.
- We’d put direct links to the PDF of any mentioned “recent studies.”
- We’d differentiate between symptoms and causes of an issue.
- We’d use the words “I don’t know. I should really learn more about that.”
- Readers would find a list of unanswered questions at the end of every article.
- Do you have any additional rules? I’d love to hear them.
