On Tuesday I'll be speaking at a debate in University College London (UCL) on the topic of "Is Science Broken?" I'll be arguing that it is.
One of the other people on the panel is UCL neuroscientist Sam Schwarzkopf, who on his (alter ego) Devil's Neuroscientist blog (DNS) recently argued that science is not broken. He makes several points but here's the nub:
“Is Science broken?” - Attentive readers of my blog will probably guess that my answer to this question is a clear No. In fact, I would question whether the question even makes any sense. Science cannot be broken. Science is just a method - the best method there is - to understand the Cosmos. It is inherently self-correcting, no matter how much Crusaders
[he's referring to advocates of reform of science like me]
like to ramble against this notion. Science is self-correction. To say that science is ...
