Matt Kaplan
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StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
as to how science is supposed to operate.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
We're supposed to get things wrong.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
I think that will help a lot.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
So the conservatism of science is not just necessary, Neil.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
It's like the immune system.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
It looks at things that it recognizes, and then when it sees it totally doesn't recognize, it attacks it and removes it.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
But there is a difference between...
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
being skeptical, challenging and saying, I don't think that's right.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
I don't think that's right.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
And you, you may have to say that dozens and dozens of times.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
And that's, that is part of science is saying, look, I've, I've analyzed your methods.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
I've looked at your theory and I disagree.
StarTalk Radio
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
That's what you have to do in science.