Einstein's Theory of Relativity

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The eddington eclipse expedition is important. It was an important prediction of the theory, and over all, that prediction was shown to be correct reght. Einstein became world famous right after that. But if the experiment had failed and not detected it, then there would have just been a lot more work to do.

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.