Misguided: The Newsletter

Misguided: The Newsletter

Why Should We Trust Science?

Highlighting Key Arguments from Naomi Oreskes on the Reliability of Science

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Matthew Facciani, PhD
Feb 27, 2025
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I was part of a recent global study that found that people generally trust science, but there are some groups of people who do not. Naomi Oreskes, a historian of science at Harvard University, explains that science isn’t perfect, but it’s still the best way to understand the world in her book: Why Trust Science?. Oreskes argues that we shouldn’t trust s…

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