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“Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself” - Richard Feynman

“Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself” - Richard Feynman. Good science vs. bad science or pseudoscience. An important class goal, and useful, too!. A friend tells you, “I took Echinacea and felt better…Echinacea works! Would this convince you that Echinacea works?. Yes No.

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“Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself” - Richard Feynman

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  1. “Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself” -Richard Feynman Good science vs. bad science or pseudoscience. An important class goal, and useful, too!

  2. A friend tells you, “I took Echinacea and felt better…Echinacea works! Would this convince you that Echinacea works? • Yes • No

  3. OK, Let’s be honest here. Which would you believe more, something a good friend told you or the results of repeated scientific studies that you looked up on the web? • Something my friend told me • Results of repeated scientific studies • (either answer is worth 2 points!) My grandfather, beer and cigars. Let’s see how accurate you and your friends are. Count the basketball passes…

  4. Characteristics of Science and Pseudoscience (summary on DD web site) Favorite good/bad sites from homework 1. But first…Cargo Cult Science

  5. Bad: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0AcunusOjFw(Nibiru) www.treatallcancer.com http://news.aol.com/article/scientist-says-bigfoot-fails-dna-test/136118?icid=100214839x1207491082x1200391066 Good: http://www.sciencenews.org/ www.snopes.com www.astronomy.com www.nasa.gov(BUT!) National Academies* American Association for the Advancement of Science* * linked on our “Good Science” page

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