Science needs reason to be trusted (2017)

by waondereron 2/16/2025, 2:07 AMwith 4 comments

by waondereron 2/16/2025, 2:07 AM

Sabine Hossenfelder: We now live in the grip of post-factualism would seem naturally repellent to most physicists. But in championing theory without demanding empirical evidence, we're guilty of ignoring the facts ourselves.

Original paper URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/nphys4079

Accessible URL: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5o31k2jovu4nmyy219tzh/nphys40...

YouTube Video by the Author: https://youtu.be/shFUDPqVmTg

by gnabgibon 2/16/2025, 2:11 AM

(2017) Discussion the author's recent video (27 points, 8 hours ago, 19 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43060496

by orionblastaron 2/16/2025, 2:12 AM

That is non-science to be trusted, part of the scientific method is to question everything. Don't trust it until it can be peer-reviewed; even then, you can question the peer review. Scientific theories can only be beaten by better science.