how do I _not_ post an essay with a title including "Call for a Closer Link with Reality"?

[jrtom]

Modelling Opinion Formation with Physics Tools: Call for Closer Link with Reality

In essence, the author is calling out physicists for building models for the social sciences without actually knowing anything about the social sciences. An occasionally entertaining read, and one that has a larger message about people who build models and the need for sanity checks with the phenomena that they're intended to model.

EDIT: fixed the link so that the anchor text and URL are each now in their proper place. :P :)

Comments

[mudita88.livejournal.com]

Your link needs a closer link with reality. :) (I was able to get to the article by copy-and-paste, though. Maybe I'll read it later if my congestion decreases enough to allow for brain activity...)

[jrtom.livejournal.com]

No, I think that my _brain_ needs a closer link with reality. :P Thanks, I've fixed it. :)