Monday, 16 November 2015
Science in society
Science isn't an art, but it does need (almost) the same level of freedom of the arts. Science isn't journalism - it needs to search for the truth, but it's not supposed to be impartial. Nor is it a business, but competitiveness is a valuable part of the process. And while politics should be kept out of science, science should definitely not be kept out of politics.
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Where Americans think Ukraine is These are the guesses of 2066 Americans as to where Ukraine is. Only 1 in 6 were correct. Presumably the... -
Hmmm. [The comments below include a prime example of someone claiming they're interested in truth but just want higher standard, where...
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Of course you can prove a negative. In one sense this can be the easiest thing in the world : your theory predicts something which doesn...
I change my mind as often as I go to the bathroom.
ReplyDeleteProbably better than changing your bathroom as often as you change your mind, though.
ReplyDeleteRhys Taylor lol
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