Teach philosophy of science
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Thorp, H. Holden
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-12242
DOI：
10.1126/science.adp7153
发表日期：
2024-04-12
页码：
141-141
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摘要：
Much is being made about the erosion of public trust in science. Surveys show a modest decline in the United States from a very high level of trust, but that is seen for other institutions as well. What is apparent from the surveys is that a better explanation of the nature of science-that it is revised as new data surface-would have a strong positive effect on public trust. Because scientists are so aware of this feature, it is often taken for granted that the public understands this too. A step toward addressing this problem would be revising undergraduate and graduate curricula to teach not just theories and techniques but the underlying philosophy of science as well.