What Makes Science a Science?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Bad Science author Ben Goldacre, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and broadcaster Evan Davis.
What Makes a Science a Science?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by "Bad Science" author Ben Goldacre, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and broadcaster Evan Davis to ask what makes a science, a science. They'll be asking whether the scientific method can be applied to topics such as history and politics, and whether subjects like economics and social sciences qualify as science at all.
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