In our modern world, science is pegged as our guide to understanding what is true. But while the scientific method is the best way we have found to make sense of the world, scientists and scientific institutions have enormous shortcomings that have come to the fore in recent years.
In this episode, we discuss Stuart Ritchie's book, Science Fictions. The book enumerates the different ways in which science can go wrong, the replication crisis, and what we may be able to do to get it back on track. To top it off, Hirad draws some outlandish conclusions that Trish vehemently disagrees with.
Get the book on Amazon here.
02/09/22 • 86 min
Fresh Lens Podcast - Science Fictions
Transcript
[00:00:00] **Hirad:** So Trish, I have been foolish. I've been getting into arguments with people on Facebook. So what happened was I think these arguments that are very good lead in to the book that we've been reading for a very long time. Now, it's been a while since we did a proper book episode. So I have been very inspired and supportive of the Canadian truckers that have been going to Ottawa to protest the COVID measures that we've been living with for two, almost two years.
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