Science has historically been done mostly by kno wites, so we need to have more women and people of color in in the lab. Naomi areskis talks about this lot in her latest book,. Why trust science? Why why trust science? Wtrus sience and a, you know, so she has lots of good examples of this. I haven't read that paper but i'm kind of curious now to see whether it actually pays off.
Everyone has heard of the term “pseudoscience”, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella — astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields “pseudo” is a far more complex issue. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements — both of which display allegations of “pseudoscience” on all sides — there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. Shermer and Gordin explore the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation.