Tag Archives: scientific method
Defending philosophy of science
From Carl Bergstrom’s Twitter thread about a new book called How Irrationality Created Modern Science, by Michael Strevens: The Iron Rule from the book is, in Bergstrom’s retelling, “no use of philosophical reasoning in the mode of Aristotle; no leveraging … Continue reading
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Tagged Against Method, impact factor, Iron Rule of Explanation, Michael Strevens, objectivity, Paul Feyerabend, Richard Dawkins, scientific method, self-correcting
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A Q&A about my job and science journalism
A couple weeks ago, some students from a university in South India got in touch to ask a few questions about my job and about science communication. The correspondence was entirely over email, and I’m pasting it in full below … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged class symbols, copy editing, English language, grammar, journalism on the internet, newspapers, Science, science editor, science journalism, scientific method, scientism, The Wire, The Wire Science
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The chrysalis that isn’t there
I wrote the following post while listening to this track. Perhaps you will enjoy reading it to the same sounds. Otherwise, please consider it a whimsical recommendation. 🙂 I should really start keeping a log of different stories in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Science
Tagged British Medical Journal, chrysalis, experiments, gender discrimination, industry of science, modern science, patriarchy, publish or perish, science and society, scientific enterprise, scientific literature, scientific method, scientific research
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Communication, journalism and bullshit
Science can often be complicated to deal with and benefit from a journalist’s gaze – but it must be accompanied, if not preceded, by science communication. Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Hobsbawm, Gwyneth Paltrow, science communication, science journalism, scientific method
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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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