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Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society

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The Scientific Method and Pauper and Falsification

The key point is that if your theory is a slight bit off, it won't agree with experiment. It doesn't mean the theory is actually wrong. We've fetishized the scientific method and pauper and falsification because it protects us from crazy ideas entering the field. And were prettywe were pretty maxed out in one direction.

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