Not everyone believes that science is "the royal road to the truth. " (Schick, 1997). Below, we have listed a few articles that may be enlightening (or depressing).
Finkbeiner, A. (1997, April 1). You don't have to know bupkiss.
USA Today, p. 15A.
A good article (by a regular contributor to Science magazine) on the value of basic scientific thinking: asking questions.
Gilovich, T. F. (1997, March/April). Some systematic biases of everyday
judgment. Skeptical Inquirer, pp. 32-35.
An excellent, readable article that contains descriptions of interesting studies and results.
Schick, T. (March/April 1997). The end of science? Skeptical Inquirer,
pp. 36-39.
A good article explaining the problem caused by scientists' philosophical naivete. Also has some interesting attacks on Thomas Kuhn.
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