Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri...
by weberc2 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:38PM
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> try to reject implausible ideas like the notion that there’s some grand scientific conspiracy against your preferred ideas
You mean like academics who push blank slatism to prop up dubious political outcomes? Or people who push notions of racist math or sexist physics?
The questions are 1) how/why do our institutions allow these frauds to be so prevalent/powerful 2) how do we make the necessary changes 3) how do we help laypeople distinguish between ideologues and real academics?
You mean like academics who push blank slatism to prop up dubious political outcomes? Or people who push notions of racist math or sexist physics?
The questions are 1) how/why do our institutions allow these frauds to be so prevalent/powerful 2) how do we make the necessary changes 3) how do we help laypeople distinguish between ideologues and real academics?