There is so much we do not know, but that is no reason not to trust science on the things we do know. The argument for trust in science is not an argument for blind or blanket trust. Is an argument for warranted confidence against unwarranted scepticism in scientists findings in their domains of experts. And e keep up what's next on your big project agenda? Well, my book, science and a mission is coming out next week, a deep dive into the question of funding and science. So i want a copy? Let me know. I'll haf my publisher, send me me. We can do another one of these, and we'll wet a big book. All right
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.