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weird science
Feb. 20th, 2004 08:07 amBush administration distorts science to fit agenda - no news here, and I'm sure that every political/social interest group does the same thing to further their own ends.
Interesting commentary from Daily Kos's article about the same issue, including lots of discussion about experts vs. people with degrees, the role of science journalism, and the poor state of science education got me thinking:
I never had a great foundation in the sciences, and was taught the subject more as as part of a particular discipline (biology, chemistry), rather than the basics of scientific proof, what is and isn't valid evidence, testing a theory, etc. and just bare bones logic.
Being interested in a lot of the weird things that I am (UFOs, ghosts, etc.), I've tried to stay objective - I've read Carl Sagan's "Demon Haunted World" and "How to Think About Weird Things" in order to get some idea of the flawed research out there, but can anyone recommend any books that lay out the "scientific mindset" for laypeople such as myself?
Interesting commentary from Daily Kos's article about the same issue, including lots of discussion about experts vs. people with degrees, the role of science journalism, and the poor state of science education got me thinking:
I never had a great foundation in the sciences, and was taught the subject more as as part of a particular discipline (biology, chemistry), rather than the basics of scientific proof, what is and isn't valid evidence, testing a theory, etc. and just bare bones logic.
Being interested in a lot of the weird things that I am (UFOs, ghosts, etc.), I've tried to stay objective - I've read Carl Sagan's "Demon Haunted World" and "How to Think About Weird Things" in order to get some idea of the flawed research out there, but can anyone recommend any books that lay out the "scientific mindset" for laypeople such as myself?
