September 23, 2019

Having data about people and their behaviour does not create a science

by John Rapley • Comment, Technology, Workplace

Two questions: is it good or bad that professional athletes earn 400 times what nurses do, and is string theory a dead end? Each question goes to the heart of its discipline. Yet while you probably answered the first, you’d hold an opinion on the prospects of string theory only if you’ve studied physics. More →

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