DiscoverCalifornia Blue Whales On The Rebound, Study SaysBest Of Blue Dot: What Is This Thing Called Science Anyway? #162
Best Of Blue Dot: What Is This Thing Called Science Anyway? #162

Best Of Blue Dot: What Is This Thing Called Science Anyway? #162

Update: 2021-04-02
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Dave visits with James Zimring, author of the new book What Science is and How it Really Works. In a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from the methodology of science, news flash, there really isn't a "Scientific Method" like the version you saw in your high school biology textbook, to some of the most important social issues of our day like the anti-vaccination movement and climate change science denial. Understanding the logical and philosophical underpinnings of science is the key to making rational decisions in an increasingly complex and endangered world. As Carl Sagan so eloquently put it:
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Best Of Blue Dot: What Is This Thing Called Science Anyway? #162

Best Of Blue Dot: What Is This Thing Called Science Anyway? #162