#pathologicalscience — Public Fediverse posts
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@muratgulsacan I am neither a historian nor a philosopher of #science , but I do have a PhD and my research is cited in the history of 20th century #StructureOfMatter. And since you requested ‘contemporary reading’, might I suggest #Chemistry #NobelLaureate Irving Langmuir’s talk on #PathologicalScience ? https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/Langmuir/langmuir.htm
All scientists should read it, but few have even heard about it!
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@RationalWiki #ColdFusion is a modern example of #PathologicalScience.
What is pathological #science ? 👉 https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/Langmuir/langmuir.htm
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@EllisCrawford You said the magic words; #PathologicalScience. ✅
I assume you’ve read #IrvingLangmuir pre-#ColdFusion recollections and advice in diagnosing it. For those who haven’t 👉 https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ken/Langmuir/langmuir.htm
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@heidilifeldman So true! 👏
In fact, #RichardFeynman famously said “The first principle (of #science ) is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."
Less famously, Feynman was carrying the philosophical torch of #IrvingLangmuir , who coined the term #PathologicalScience.
More here: “Chemical Eye 👁️ on Wishful Thinking” 👉 http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/011507_macdougall.html