A Voice in the Echo Chamber
"If we teach only the findings and products of science - no matter how useful and even inspiring they may be - without communicating its critical method, how can the average person possibly distinguish science from pseudoscience?" "The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science" - (Carl Sagan, 1995). This is wonderfully articulated. Carl Sagan has a definite way with words, a true communicator of science. For the thinking and intuitive person, this may make sense. But, it may be a bit too deep and "thinky" for the average person, as just expressed by my coworker. The average person just wants to watch TV, go home to their partner/spouse/family/pet and eat their dinner. Maybe this is the reason that psychics and homeopaths make so much money. Is it true that the average person doesn't really care enough? To me, this means that science communication is more important than ever. As sci