iC tests have been reafied into something called intelligence that then becomes measurable through this finely n scale. And it's not really clear how useful they are, right? Because what is the purpose of the i c test? I mean, we know they were invented originally because, you know, lowis terman did think that people were born with innate qualities. He believed that highly intelligent children should be put on a track towards university education and unintelligent children should be put in vocational training. So the idea of using ic tests to channel people into certain kinds of education, which would then lead to certain kinds of jobs, is one that i think most people to day would reject
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.