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Why we should trust scientists

Naomi Oreskes · TED

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Many of the world's biggest problems require asking questions of scientists -- but why should we believe what they say? Historian of science Naomi Oreskes thinks deeply about our relationship to belief and draws out three problems with common attitudes toward scientific inquiry -- and gives her own reasoning for why we ought to trust science.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSalon NY2014
Speaker
Naomi Oreskes
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment, Astronomy and space, History, Philosophy, Religion
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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