R. P. Feynman on social sciences

Name: R. P. Feynman on social sciences
Uploaded: 2010-03-15T18:13:13Z
Duration: 112 s
Description: A two-minute clip of Richard Feynman on the social sciences, discussing what counts as real science versus pseudo science.

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210K views · Mar 15, 2010 · 1:52 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2012–2015

A two-minute clip of Richard Feynman on the social sciences, discussing what counts as real science versus pseudo science.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it in threads on psychology replication and weak research as Feynman's critique of pseudo science.

“Feynman himself speaks about it”HN comment, 2012

Scientific method & science communication Lecture #richard feynman #social sciences #pseudo science #scientific method

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Cites itzerohpMar 2012

“Feynman himself speaks about it”

Feynman on what counts as real science.

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Actually, people still say that sociology, and other social "sciences" are not science. You're assuming that the scientific method is science, but its more than that. Many modern fields of endeavor call themselves sciences mostly because of the success of science. They only superficially emulate science. This includes Computer Science, which is really mathematics and engineering. Feynman himself speaks about it: this video

Cites itFrojoSOct 2012

“Richard P. Feynman on pseudo science”

Feynman on pseudo science.

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Richard P. Feynman on pseudo science: this video BTW, I come from the field of robotics and there, hardly any published result is replicated either.

Cites itdpc_pwJul 2015

“R. P. Feynman on social sciences”

Feynman on social sciences.

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R. P. Feynman on social sciences: this video Psychology, economics, climatology. World is literally run by "almost-sciences" claiming to have an authority of "full-science".