This psychologist wrote a satirical research paper by Donald Trump. It's incredible.

What Donald Trump would sound like as a scientist.

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published 7 June 2016

Donald Trump isn't really one to elaborate on details or spend time on explanations — this is the guy, after all, whose actual strategy for defeating the Islamic State is basically "it's a secret." While that seems to be working out okay for Trump's foray as a politician, it might not work so well in other fields. For one, the sciences.

Still, psychologist Matt Crawford went ahead and imagined what Trump would be like as a scientist — and the result, published in the fake Journal of Complete & Utter Nonsense Talking, is a nerdy delight:

(Matt Crawford, via Twitter)

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But wait, there's more: Crawford has also published a cover of The Journal of Complete & Utter Nonsense Talking ("a classy Trump publication") and a review of the study ("we will make research great again").

Anyway — might as well keep on running for president, Donald. Science doesn't really seem like it'd be your thing.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.