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What qualifies a person to be considered a scientist? Is it knowledge or recognition or something else?

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Norsko-TheScorpion_ Apr 1, 2026 +1
Needs a degree as a listnook scientist
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xCAAx Apr 1, 2026 +1
Working as a scientist? Publishing stuff in scientific magazines, holding presentations at conferences, mentoring students, ....
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devoteean Apr 1, 2026 +1
Would New Scientist qualify?
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NotaValgrinder Apr 1, 2026 +1
Typically holding a PhD or working in a university as a professor / working in a funded laboratory / institute.
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Ghoulattackz Apr 1, 2026 +1
Having obtained a PhD.
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Delicious_Utopia Apr 1, 2026 +1
To be officially recognized, titled as a scientist, researcher. Degree, usually multiple. I am a published evolutionary biologist, scientist. Still in school (grad school, Ph. D) The education never ends.
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