Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’

A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its authors

Published on
April 11, 2024
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April 11, 2024
Scientist Rebellion activists from environmental organisations attend the Scientist Rebellion protest against climate change to illustrate Beware the public backlash  from ‘science triumphalism’
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Not entirely fair to make this comment without reading the book - but if the authors really think that elaborating first-person reports of experience through second person interviews is a promising research strategy, they really need to get out more and look at the sociological literature on why such data are culturally situated accounts, rather than literal descriptions, of experience.

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