From Mica
Scientific Frauds? A tour of some types of “true” or presumed scientific hoaxes
A talk by Prof. Giuseppe Longo (Department of Physical Sciences, University Federico II, Italy)
Science is immensely popular and its popularity relies upon its effectiveness in describing natural phenomena world and in predicting their evolution. This however does not suffice to ensure that all
scientific discoveries are true. During the talk, we shall discuss a few examples of scientific frauds
and shall try to understand why they happened.
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Slides
No known audio recording (Troy couldn't make it that day)