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Science and Comedians

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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The Value of Science

I think science is the art of teaching yourself to look at evidence and remove your prejudice. So commonsentis is overrated. Common sense, i think may be. We're all irrational at heart. And sor i think that's the value of science. There is an amount of people complain of a sciencist being an even this discussion. How much would you guess that we actually spend on scientific research in this country? How much does it cost? I'd say 4-5% of g d p - which pays for everything. It seems to me the consent, at least around this table, that science is valuable. That drives me down there on the on behalf of people

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