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Hour Two
Flight from Science and Reason
Are we really turning our backs on science and reason? Are advancements in medicine and technology threatened by a lack of respect for scientific method? In this hour, defenders of the scientific method will take issue with what they see as a trend toward irrationalism in in science and academia.
Guests:
Paul Gross
University Professor of Life Sciences
Director, Center for Advanced Studies
University of Virginia
Author, HIGHER SUPERSTITION
Charlottesville, VA
Emily Martin
Professor of Anthropology
Princeton University
Author, FLEXIBLE BODIES
Princeton, NJ
Dudley Herschbach
Professor of Chemistry
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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