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Who’s to blame for the American right’s distrust of science?
This study unambiguously suggests that scientific journals do the institution of science no favor when they insert themselves so directly in the political debate, especially at a time when trust in the scientific community continues to decline on the right … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashis Nandy, burden of proof, Donald Trump, Laurie Penny, Nature Human Behaviour, political right, Politico, pseudoscience, reason of state, science and society, Scientific American, scientific debates
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Why does the mention of ‘ancient Indian science’ have a sheen of dubiousness?
The 2015 Indian Science Congress is set to begin on January 2, hosted by the Mumbai University. This prestigious event – modeled after the British Association for the Advancement of Science – sees India’s and the world’s foremost researchers coming … Continue reading
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Tagged Anand Bodas, ancient airplanes, burden of proof, Indian Science Congress, Mumbai University, Sanskrit, scientific method, Vedic era
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