A review of “The Knowledge Machine”
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6524/37 Science’s irrational origins Itai Yanai, Martin J. Lercher What is the scientific method, and what makes it the most efficient approach for generating insight? In The Knowledge Machine, Michael Strevens argues that to answer this question, we must acknowledge the role played by the undisciplined and emotional nature of the humans who carry it out.…
