Eric Brown ([info]outotoro) wrote,
@ 2009-03-31 08:20:00
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The Dogmatism of Science
This NY Times Article deals with well respected Scientist Freeman Dyson, including the negative response to his opposition to a popular scientific idea.

Again, I submit that the scientific community isn't as free as bias as it's ideals would claim - just as the religious community isn't as lily-white and pure as they like to claim they are.

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[info]mercutio_bgq
2009-03-31 11:24 pm UTC (link)
I've been unable to find a source I feel is unbiased.

(When I say unbiased, I don't mean in the absolute way that no human can attain. I simply mean not funded by an organization that has a stake in the result and doesn't make their opinions on the subject known from the outset.)

The primary problem with studying this issue is that when you have something that is politically charged, self-selection bias hits record levels. The signal to noise ratio goes to pot.

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