
The Science Wars: Post-Truth and the Nature of Science
New Books in the History of Science
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The Super Calider Project
Scientists have this self conception that they serve the search for truth and truth above all else. But just as often, it seems they serve a different purpose. At least that's the kind of picture that emerges when you read science studies. There's a parallel story going on. Science studies is in one corner, and they're debating what science is and what science should be. In another corner, politicians are doing just the same. And where once we reach for the moon above to explore the new frontiers of our universe, soon we'll begin to tunnel below to learn about the fundamental question of science our universe began.
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