Today's Event!
Ann C. Thresher and Peter Vickers on scientific method, objectivity, and pseudoscience
Event Time: 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK
“The Tangle of Pseudoscience”
Ann C. Thresher in conversation with Peter Vickers
Science is remarkably reliable. It puts people on the moon, performs laser eye surgery, tells us about ancient civilizations and species, and predicts the future of our climate. But what is it that underwrites this reliability?
In this conversation, philosophers of science Ann C. Thresher and Peter Vickers will argue that the standard answers – the scientific method, rigour, and objectivity – are insufficient for the job. If any reliable piece of science is underpinned by a vast, diverse, and thick network of other scientific products, by the “tangle” of science, then what are the key tools at our disposal to help us identify bad or deliberately misleading science? You can find out more and register here.