I agree that Sanjay’s claim was pretty strong based on his evidence (this kind of hyperbole is more at home on Facebook), but surveying 50 experts seems extreme. I think hearing the views of 5 key experts would be enough to shift my opinion.
I agree that hearing the views of five key experts would be enough; by “survey”, I literally meant something like a poll or survey with a well-worded question about de Grey’s work that ended in something like a yes-or-no answer (though 50 might still be extreme).
It’s hard to tell from this post how “key” the experts who spoke to the author were, or how seriously they’d studied SENS’ research agenda and past publications (vs. mostly knowing about de Grey’s beliefs through his TED talk and other brief summaries).
I agree that Sanjay’s claim was pretty strong based on his evidence (this kind of hyperbole is more at home on Facebook), but surveying 50 experts seems extreme. I think hearing the views of 5 key experts would be enough to shift my opinion.
I agree that hearing the views of five key experts would be enough; by “survey”, I literally meant something like a poll or survey with a well-worded question about de Grey’s work that ended in something like a yes-or-no answer (though 50 might still be extreme).
It’s hard to tell from this post how “key” the experts who spoke to the author were, or how seriously they’d studied SENS’ research agenda and past publications (vs. mostly knowing about de Grey’s beliefs through his TED talk and other brief summaries).