They are technologically advanced and use scientific journals to pretend academic authority. (greenmedinfo.com)
I don't really put too much stock in academic authority of people in social sciences until they talk about testable predictions like real scientists do; or at the very least deal with # s. Without that, they're just people who have opinions that are no more nor less valid than anyone who isn't an academic social scientist. (politics.stackexchange.com)
If you want a more academic authority, Kansas State University has assembled studies that — like the Mythbusters — found traffic flows through roundabouts 20 percent more efficiently than it does through intersections with stoplights or stop signs. (inc.com)