tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post2113146168680877396..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Science denial -- it may be closer than you thinkAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-60292629533589800572012-10-08T07:52:08.051-04:002012-10-08T07:52:08.051-04:00Yes, and of course the other unaware component are...Yes, and of course the other unaware component are the things we have not yet learned about and hence can't yet have built into our theories or our ideas about the world. These (like negative results) will be hidden from us and can seem like deviations of fact from current theory. In that sense, they provide the wiggle room for denial, speculation, Just-So story telling, and scientific controversies.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-31036033387099082192012-10-08T07:24:26.675-04:002012-10-08T07:24:26.675-04:00...and then there's the problem with all the s......and then there's the problem with all the science that we aren't aware of. We're weighing the evidence but only the evidence that's shown to us. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_what_doctors_don_t_know_about_the_drugs_they_prescribe.html" rel="nofollow">Ben Goldacre's Ted Talk about all the negative results that never get published (or otherwise shared with us)</a>Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.com