09-16-2020, 02:43 PM
Science: Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.
https://sciencecouncil.org/about-science...f-science/
Somebody mentioned zigging and zagging, which, in my opinion, is what happens when politics inevitably get involved. But, according to the neuroscientists with whom I work, the systematic methodology part is oftentimes contentious, especially if folks get too set in their assumptions.
Having said that, I much prefer science--with its inevitable reformulations of conclusions as more data are collected and the facts are honed by convergent evidence--to politics when it comes to solving a public health crisis. And this coming from a guy with doctorate in music.
https://sciencecouncil.org/about-science...f-science/
Somebody mentioned zigging and zagging, which, in my opinion, is what happens when politics inevitably get involved. But, according to the neuroscientists with whom I work, the systematic methodology part is oftentimes contentious, especially if folks get too set in their assumptions.
Having said that, I much prefer science--with its inevitable reformulations of conclusions as more data are collected and the facts are honed by convergent evidence--to politics when it comes to solving a public health crisis. And this coming from a guy with doctorate in music.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)