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Richard Feynman on "Cargo Cult Science" | Australian Climate Madness

Following a link in Lubos Motl's post yesterday (see here) led me to an article by the wonderful physicist Richard Feynman. It's worth reading the whole

Cargo cult - New World Encyclopedia

Given the symbolic richness of the notion, the term "cargo cult" is also used metaphorically in business and science to describe a particular type of causative fallacy

Global Warming As Cargo Cult Science « Roy Spencer, Ph. D.

Science is all about establishing and understanding cause and effect. Unfortunately, there are few examples in science where causation can be easily established

Science-Based Medicine » The Cargo Cult of Acupuncture

Bloodletting, of course, was a major aim of early vessel therapy and is frequently described in the Su wen.1 Paul U Unschuld 'Cargo cult' is a metaphor that

“Cargo cult science” by Richard Feynman « Science Notes

This was extracted from Richard Feynman’s address to a graduating class in 1974. Among other things, he points out that, if you don’t understand

cargo cult scientist

Dedicated to the Cargo Cults of Biology Science, Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry. "So we really ought to look into theories that don't work, and science

The Barefoot Bum: Cargo Cult Science

We will fight for bovine freedom and hold our large heads high. We will run free with the buffalo or die!

Cargo Cult Science « theoryl's tiny phase space

A fantastic essay on Cargo Cult (pseudo-)science by none other than Richard Feynman, one of the most brilliant minds in the 20th century. It is also

Cargo Cult Science, Medicine, and Science Fatigue « Forever

Part One: Cargo Cult Science. During the Second World War, American and Japanese forces fought over a large swath of territory across the Pacific Ocean.

cargo cult scientist: The Culture of the Cult

Dedicated to the Cargo Cults of Biology Science, Biotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Industry. "So we really ought to look into theories that don't work