Science and science communication in an era of too much science | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
these studies are designed to be “written but not read.”
these studies are designed to be “written but not read.”
In summary: the utilitarian motivation for the natural sciences is that can make us healthier, happier, and more comfortable. The utilitarian motivation for the social sciences is they can protect us from bad social-science reasoning. It’s a lesser thing, but that’s what we’ve got, and it’s not nothing.
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