Timeline for Are TED presentations academically credible?
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| Jul 26, 2014 at 2:08 | comment | added | keshlam | If you're going to cite anything as a reference, it should be a primary source. TED talks are too short to be considered a viable primary source, even if the person giving the presentation is indeed an expert and the material is non-controversial. I wouldn't cite Scientific American either, though it used to actually be pretty darned reliable AND detailed. Use these as leads to find the real research; don't settle for the popularized version. | |
| Jul 24, 2014 at 6:13 | comment | added | Ooker | I think TED video and the comments only help us the direction. You can use it for discussion, not for citation. | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 15:13 | comment | added | enthu | @DmitrySavostyanov Can somebody write to TED to do such scientific discussion like a journal? Or you are pointing to the comments under each TED video in its web site? | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 13:26 | comment | added | Ooker | Ok, after I get the satisfied answer on this question, I'll ask this. Thanks | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 13:16 | comment | added | Dmitry Savostyanov | My impression is that "Should we cite TED" and "How to refer to TED" should be asked as separate questions. | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 13:10 | comment | added | Ooker | I have read @PiotrMigdal 's answer and he advised that we shouldn't. So basically, it is like Wiki? | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 13:03 | comment | added | Ooker | so should we cite TED as a reference? | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 12:13 | comment | added | Dmitry Savostyanov | I'd agree. But the question seems to be about academic perspective and academic credibility (otherwise it should not be here). | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 12:09 | comment | added | Piotr Migdal | Even in this analogy, TED is not an academic journal. | |
| Jul 23, 2014 at 12:06 | history | answered | Dmitry Savostyanov | CC BY-SA 3.0 |