On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]> wrote:

> *Science *magazine has a special issue on social inequality out, with
> 20-odd articles available for free:
>
> http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6186.toc
>
> I've only just found them and haven't yet had a chance to read most, so
> have no idea how much is rubbish.
>



There is one article in the issue that is definitely rubbish:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6186/828.full


This article is an interesting example of a sort of the obverse of the
"physics envy" effect often noted in economics: physical scientists who
think they have simple and elegant explanations for complex social science
phenomena.
-raghu.
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