Länk - Clay Shirky: Vi måste lära ut att basera kunskap på bevis!

published Jan 03, 2007 01:23   by admin ( last modified Jan 03, 2007 01:23 )
Surely the power of evidence over authority is obvious. Except it isn't. Even today, evidence has barely begun to upend authority; the world is still more in thrall to Aristotle than Galileo. As a simple example, the time-honored advice for those suffering from bad backs has been bed rest. Only recently, though, have we discovered bed rest isn't the best treatment, and isn't even particularly good compared to moderate activity.


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