PHIL 24Science and Pseudoscience
The differences among good science, bad science, and pseudoscience. Topics include the philosophical and practical demarcation problems; science and values; probabilistic fallacies, cognitive biases, and perceptual illusions; causation versus correlation, the placebo effect; why and when science is trustworthy; and case studies ranging from ESP to homeopathy to climate change denialism. May not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.