Experts in chosen field
November 7, 2007 3:39 PM   Subscribe

Who would you consider to be an expert in your particular field of study, work or sport?
posted by terminus to Society & Culture (17 answers total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is way broad with zero context; it's a cross between a poll and chatfilter. If you have a specific goal here and aren't just prompting idle conversation, consider trying this again with a clearer approach next week. -- cortex

 
I don't know if I can admit to knowing anyone who is an expert in the field of broadcast journalism.
posted by parmanparman at 3:41 PM on November 7, 2007


Uh... maybe be a little more specific? I could start listing bigwig philosophers, but that'll end up being one looooong list.
posted by painquale at 3:43 PM on November 7, 2007


Are you asking about the people who we consider to be experts (actual names) or the classifications that make us consider someone an expert (bloggers, celebrities, writers)?
posted by necessitas at 3:44 PM on November 7, 2007


I think that most fields of study, work and sport are too broad for one person to be an expert on the whole thing.
posted by box at 3:46 PM on November 7, 2007


Ron Jeremy?
posted by Aloysius Bear at 3:46 PM on November 7, 2007


That's a pretty broad question and some details about why you ask would probably help you get more useful info. But here it is for you:

Photography: Jim Nachtwey
Art Education: Nancy Beal
Emergency Medical Services: Bill Kane, head instructor at SOLO School of Wilderness and Emergency Medicine.
Sport: Kelly Slater and Rodney Mullen
posted by blaneyphoto at 3:47 PM on November 7, 2007


Me. I'm a hotshot ActionScript developer. Bow down, plebe.
posted by klanawa at 3:50 PM on November 7, 2007


Simon Hix, when it comes to the European Union.
Sean Sweeney for American Politics, and Bill Burton for American Political Communication.
posted by awesomebrad at 3:57 PM on November 7, 2007


Who would you consider to be an expert in your particular field of study, work or sport?

What's the point of this? Are you going to compare this the results of that question about who wrote the definite guides to our fields?

But since you ask: the Pope, Mike Rowe, and Chuck Liddell, respectively.
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 3:59 PM on November 7, 2007


paula scher
posted by idiotfactory at 4:03 PM on November 7, 2007


Julie Delpy
posted by fire&wings at 4:07 PM on November 7, 2007


Tricky.

Computer Science: Donald Knuth is probably closest to being an expert in the entire field.

Law: I'm going to say Richard Posner because he has applied Law & Economics to so many areas of the law that I think he qualifies as an expert generally.
posted by jedicus at 4:10 PM on November 7, 2007


I don't have a marketing background, and while sometimes I really disagree with him, Seth Godin is my goto marketing expert.
posted by drezdn at 4:17 PM on November 7, 2007


jedicus - you're a computer science lawyer that raps? Awesome.
posted by nylon at 4:21 PM on November 7, 2007 [1 favorite]


I have a vague memory of a similar question being asked here a while ago, but I can't find it. Maybe someone with better google skills can help?
posted by Lucie at 4:24 PM on November 7, 2007


The similar question was about books in fields, not people.

As for my field, I'm gonna have to go for Tony Bryk and Ed Hutchins.
posted by rbs at 4:36 PM on November 7, 2007


The book question was here, for the curious.
posted by cortex at 4:45 PM on November 7, 2007


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