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191. Michael Gordin on the Fringe of Where Science Meets Pseudoscience

191. Michael Gordin on the Fringe of Where Science Meets Pseudoscience

FromThe Michael Shermer Show


191. Michael Gordin on the Fringe of Where Science Meets Pseudoscience

FromThe Michael Shermer Show

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Length:
92 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Everyone has heard of the term “pseudoscience”, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella — astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields “pseudo” is a far more complex issue. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements — both of which display allegations of “pseudoscience” on all sides — there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. Shermer and Gordin explore the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation.
Released:
Jul 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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In the tradition of the Enlightenment salons that helped drive the Age of Reason, Science Salon is a series of conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, scholars, and thinkers, about the most important issues of our time.