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Wednesday 28 May 2014

Science in the era of social media

Failure is part of the scientific enterprise. It is good that some scientists stick their neck out and dare to claim something. However, it is equally good that other scientists try to chop these heads off – with counter arguments. That is proper science and cherished academic tradition. Scientific truth is not the outcome of a single Eureka moment but of a long sociological process and hence it is subject to all human deficiencies.

http://hfalcke.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/science-in-the-era-of-facebook-and-twitter-get-used-to-it

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