An example of an amateur within PBS characterized by low expertise distance and high expertise level (i.e., independent scientist) is Scott [lastname] —a psychiatrist who is not affiliated with any academic institution and makes research contributions through his blog Astral Codex Ten1 (formerly writing under the pseudonym Scott Alexander at SlateStarCodex).
My bad! Thought I was linking to the AAC about page, must have copied the wrong link. But in any case looks like he has no problem having that sort of direct connection.
He’s not saying you gave the wrong link. He’s saying that the page you linked to has a link on it to the Lorien Psych page (which uses Scott’s real name).
Scott is still writing under his pseudonym. Did you check if he’s cool with you publishing his last name?
He discloses his last name on ACX at https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/still-alive; I don’t think using it in a paper like this meaningfully reduces his anonymity relative to that.
And he disclosed his name because the New York Times published it—https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html
I’ve also discussed the paper with him and he didn’t seem to have an issue with it.
Thanks for clarifying!
The page you linked links to https://lorienpsych.com/ which does use his real name.
My bad! Thought I was linking to the AAC about page, must have copied the wrong link. But in any case looks like he has no problem having that sort of direct connection.
See his ACX initial post.
He’s not saying you gave the wrong link. He’s saying that the page you linked to has a link on it to the Lorien Psych page (which uses Scott’s real name).