Michael sherworshiim is the host of this week's podcast. He talks to naomi oreskes about why we should trust science. We also talk about dental flossting and how hard it is to figure out what’s true. The full interview can be heard on Channel 4 at 9pm ET/PT, or you can listen online here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/28/science-pundit-michael-schwarzenegger-why-trust-scientists/.
In this interview, based on her landmark book, Why Trust Science?, historian of science Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength — and the greatest reason we can trust it. Drawing vital lessons from cases where scientists got it wrong, Oreskes shows how consensus is a crucial indicator of when a scientific matter has been settled, and when the knowledge produced is likely to be trustworthy.