E.g., those "gold standard," "evidence-based" claims? When examined, ABA research is riddled by conflicts of interest. And per Dr. @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social, "we shouldn’t have a separate set of lower standards that we only apply to autism research."

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Sounds like a great memory! It’s a shame that he’s passed. And, I could *not* have predicted the arc of the conversation with the way it started 😂

Eating brunch. Eating. Not “rating.” Although now that I’ve set myself up for it:

I ordered the “country eggs Benedict” with grilled biscuits instead of an English muffin, sausage patties, and topped with sausage gravy…and it was damn good. Rare for places in the north to do sausage gravy right.

No criticism! I might only add that the “both”-ness of wave-particle duality has a lot to do with how we’re measuring it. Measuring the pressure of impact? Gonna see particle behavior, because you’re measuring a particle-esque property. Measuring diffraction? Gonna see a wave, for the same reason.

If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say most of your following (and myself in particular among them) are doing so because you hold space for us, help us feel understood and valued, your advocacy is inspiring, your science is compelling, and that you’re unintentionally & subtlety funny to boot.

For certain theoretically challenging computations to converge successfully, I often need to have a candle burning in the shrine dedicated to the inventor of the particular convergence algorithm necessary. Most commonly the offering is made to Pulay for DIIS, and/or to Gill & co. for MOM. #compchem

Of course, and seriously, thank you. Especially with yet another indignation pointed towards the Autistic community last week from a major news outlet, having this published in @cenmag.bsky.social helps me still feel welcome in our professional community. Hopefully the same for others too!