Data and Science with Glen Wright Colopy is a podcast covering critical scientific reasoning, particularly from a data science / machine learning / statistics perspective. Episodes typically focus on understanding of how to be better scientists and critical thinkers for the practical purpose of being a better data scientists. Previously called: ”Pod of Asclepius”
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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
We have a new series that centers on the discussion of science vs. pseudoscience. Guests of different backgrounds share their insights on what really constitutes science and the highly-contested pseudoscience. In today’s episode, we talk to Professor Dien Ho, PhD, a Professor of Philosophy and Healthcare Ethics, of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science University. Discover how philosophical ideas and theories are applied in hopes of understanding what really counts as science and what pseudoscience really is.
00:03 - Introductions
5:33 - What is pseudoscience?
08:53 - Legitimacy of other sciences
12:11 - What qualifies as science?
19:00 - Inductivism and empirical falsifiability
26:22 - Positivism and the importance of assumptions
31:36 - Assumptions and observations for data scientists
42:34 - The pursuit of science
49:17 - Scientism and revolutionary scientists
54:43 - Pinning down what science is
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