I've always felt that it was more important to be able to synthesize and draw conclusions from information than it is to be able to follow the strict scientific method.

Wired 13.02: Revenge of the Right Brain

Dan is really a visionary who has successfully tapped in the zeitgeist of the technological trends of the last decade several times. He tends to 'get it' early and publish late, though. Maybe this time he is actually ahead of the curve.