(Pseudo-)Science Blog

Web log for PH 170: Philosophy of Science and Pseudoscience – – – – – – – – – – – Professor Peter Bokulich

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When you say ___, people hear ____.

By Peter Bokulich

From a Physics Today article entitled “Communicating the Science of Climate Change.

It’s always good to choose your words carefully, but this is especially true when terms used in science have slightly different meanings when used in everyday contexts.

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