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R. P. Feynman on social sciences
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A two-minute clip of Richard Feynman on the social sciences, discussing what counts as real science versus pseudo science.
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HN cites it in threads on psychology replication and weak research as Feynman's critique of pseudo science.
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Actually, people still say that sociology, and other social "sciences" are not science. You're assuming that the scientific method is science, but its more than that. Many modern fields of endeavor call themselves sciences mostly because of the success of science. They only superficially emulate science. This includes Computer Science, which is really mathematics and engineering. Feynman himself speaks about it: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Richard P. Feynman on pseudo science: [VIDEO] BTW, I come from the field of robotics and there, hardly any published result is replicated either.
Read original comment ↗R. P. Feynman on social sciences: [VIDEO] Psychology, economics, climatology. World is literally run by "almost-sciences" claiming to have an authority of "full-science".
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