How to resolve scientific disagreement | Patricia Churchland, Carlo Rovelli, Heather Douglas
37Carlo Rovelli, Heather Douglas, and Patricia Churchland discuss disagreement in science.
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Should we stop hiding behind 'the science' and recognise we have to make our own decisions? Can we seek to weigh and judge different scientific opinions if we are not ourselves experts? Or should governments simply choose the scientific theories with the most support - or is this a route to irrational and dangerous decision making?
Founder of loop quantum gravity theory Carlo Rovelli, philosopher of science at Michigan State University Heather Douglas, and esteemed analytic philosopher Patricia Churchland discuss how we should respond to disagreement in science. Award-winning science journalist Anil Ananthaswamy hosts.
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Patricia Churchland is an analytic philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind. She is UC President's Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego, where she has taught since 1984.
Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in Italy, the United States and, since 2000, in France. He works mainly in the field of quantum gravity and is a founder of loop quantum gravity theory. He has also worked in the history and philosophy of science.
Heather Douglas is a philosopher of science best known for her work on the role of values in science, science policy, the importance of science for policymaking, and the history of philosophy of science. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University.
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