The Living North - Dr. Chris Burn on Knowledge, Wisdom, and Error

Dr. Chris Burn on Knowledge, Wisdom, and Error

09/06/13 • 27 min

Dr. Chris Burn has spent 30 years working in the North, conducting scientific investigations into permafrost, and developing relationships with Inuvialuit people who travel and harvest on the Yukon North Slope. . At the 2012 Yukon North Slope Conference, he gave a talk about science, wisdom, and traditional knowledge. He also spoke about something else: mistakes.

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