Jeffrey Scott Ray (SMC): Karl Popper and the Call for Academic Discipline. From New Statesman, prominent scientists and thinkers answer two of the biggest questions in their field: is there anything science can't explain, and is there anything it shouldn't try to explain? Science is not about certainty: An interview with Carlo Rovelli on a philosophy of physics. An interview with Stuart Firestein, author of Ignorance: How It Drives Science. The first chapter from The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best Backyard Science Experiments You Can Do Yourself by Neil A. Downie. Paranormal circumstances: An article on Daryl Bem’s quixotic mission to prove ESP exists. Maggie Koerth-Baker on crackpots, geniuses, and how to tell the difference. How to determine if a controversial statement is scientifically true. A review of Science in a Democratic Society by Philip Kitcher (and more).
