[Interview] True Nature of Science and Skepticism with Professor Peter Vickers

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In this interview, Professor Peter Vickers and I talk about the scientific method, its true nature and its place in modern society. We talk about the philosophy of science, how scientific consensus works and how it can be made better.

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  • 00:00:00 - Intro

  • 00:01:10 - Meet Peter Vickers

  • 00:03:35 - Philosophy of Science. What is it and how it's done

  • 00:06:04 - End of Science

  • 00:08:10 - Demarcation between good and bad science

  • 00:16:33 - "I don't know" as a valid answer

  • 00:12:37 - Facts VS Theories

  • 00:31:03 - Scientific consensus

  • 00:40:33 - Skepticism

  • 01:00:38 - Can we make scientific consensus better

  • 01:05:32 - Outro

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In this interview, Professor Peter Vickers and I talk about the scientific method, its true nature and its place in modern society. We talk about the philosophy of science, how scientific consensus works and how it can be made better.

🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday

  • 00:00:00 - Intro

  • 00:01:10 - Meet Peter Vickers

  • 00:03:35 - Philosophy of Science. What is it and how it's done

  • 00:06:04 - End of Science

  • 00:08:10 - Demarcation between good and bad science

  • 00:16:33 - "I don't know" as a valid answer

  • 00:12:37 - Facts VS Theories

  • 00:31:03 - Scientific consensus

  • 00:40:33 - Skepticism

  • 01:00:38 - Can we make scientific consensus better

  • 01:05:32 - Outro

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/EdwiNnWIuKo

📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Weekly Space Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday

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frasercain@gmail.com

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2022-10-06 67 min
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