[vacri]

Please drop the stereotype of the social sciences. And yes, there's been plenty of studies on genetics in the social sciences.

I always find the hostility some HN members have towards the social sciences to be rather weird. Half of what HN is here for is firmly in the bailiwick of the social sciences. A/B testing? Better marketing? Understanding your employees better? Taking care of yourself so you don't burn out? All of this stuff is the much-maligned social sciences.

Some people have this stereotype that all psychologists are touchy-feely hippies, and they're really not.

[gottasayit]

Please drop the stereotype of the social sciences.

Did you read the article? These researchers were legitimately frightened at how their work would be received and in my opinion it's only heretical in a minor way... AND THEY'RE SOCIAL SCIENTISTS!

I always find the hostility some HN members have towards the social sciences

Yeah, that's why my original post (that in a computer analysis context wouldn't have raised an eyebrow) is being moderated into the dirt.

[dang]

This comment breaks at least three of the HN guidelines: it's uncivil ("Did you read the article?"), uses all caps for emphasis, and complains about being downvoted.

Please don't do those things on Hacker News.