SNR #251: What Is Science?

In this episode Danny discusses the concept of “what is science?” with input from:

• Andy Galpin, PhD
• Brad Dieter, PhD
• John Kiely
• Trent Stellingwerf, PhD
• Mike T Nelson, PhD
• Ciaran O’ Regan

In This Episode We Discuss

• What is science meant to be? What is science pragmatically?
• “Science doesn’t prove anything it just reduces uncertainty”
• If you want to know something better, it takes concentrated cognitive effort and thinking. Wrestle with difficult ideas. Don’t just consume
• What information do you have that you can collect, how does that inform your mental model? And how do you test that model
• Crucially, how do you disprove that model?
• Application: explicit vs. tacit knowledge. (Tacit = coach intuition)
• Adding that knowledge to a larger body of evidence
• You don’t identified as your views, but as the being that has certain views that are subject to change
• Far important how you think than what you think