Summary of Stuart Ritchie's Science Fictions

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The world learned that undergraduate students have psychic powers. A paper published in a peer-reviewed psychology journal by a top professor found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture.
#2 A paper published in a top psychology journal found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.
#3 The world learned that some undergraduate students have psychic powers. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.
#4 In 2018, a paper was published in a peer-reviewed psychology journal that found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

Sujets

• Science
• Philosophy
• Philosophie et théologie
• Social Aspects

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350033113
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Stuart Ritchie's Science Fictions
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The world learned that undergraduate students have psychic powers. A paper published in a peer-reviewed psychology journal by a top professor found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture.

#2

A paper published in a top psychology journal found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

#3

The world learned that some undergraduate students have psychic powers. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

#4

In 2018, a paper was published in a peer-reviewed psychology journal that found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

#5

In 2018, a psychologist published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal that found that some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudged students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

#6

The first step in fixing our broken scientific system is to learn to spot and correct the mistakes that can lead it astray.

#7

Some unconscious, evolved psychic desire nudges students towards the erotic picture. But when three psychologists re-ran the experiment with different undergraduate students, they found nothing.

#8

Science is a social construct. It’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will. But we can’t make progress with those methods alone. We must also convince other scientists that we’ve discovered something real.

#9

A bunch of scientists get together and share their work with other scientists. This is how science works in our heads, when it works at all. But the reality is that most scientific papers do not make it this far, to be read by other scientists. This is because scientific journals are not just about sharing work, but about publishing work. -> The first step in fixing our broken scientific system is to learn to spot and correct the mistakes that can lead it astray. Science is a social construct, and it’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will.

#10

Science is a social construct, and it’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will.

#11

The typical paper starts with an Introduction, where you summarize what’s known on the topic and what your study adds. Then you have a Method section, where you describe exactly what you did. Finally, you have a Results section, where you present the numbers, tables, graphs, and statistical analyses that document your findings.

#12

Science is a social construct, and it’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will.

#13

Science is a social construct, and it’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will.

#14

Science is a social construct. It’s not just one way of knowing about the world, but the best way we have of figuring out how the universe works and of bending it to our will. To make progress, we must convince other scientists that we’ve discovered something real.

#15

Science is a social const