In a recent paper in the journal Environmental Epidemiology (Hicks 2022), I examined the statistical-evidential properties of Young’s p-value plot, a method used by the biostatistician S. Stanley Young and various collaborators to critique air pollution epidemiology. I showed that… Read More ›
agnotology
What We Know about Producing Ignorance: A Review of Science and the Production of Ignorance: When the Quest for Knowledge Is Thwarted, Fabien Medvecky
Although it may seem to be a paradoxical claim, we know quite a lot about ignorance. In fact, our knowledge and understanding of ignorance is increasing as the burgeoning field of agnotology gains traction. Kourany and Carrier’s book, Science and… Read More ›
Ignorare Aude! (Dare to be Ignorant! – Pace Kant), James C. Lang
Author Information: James C. Lang, University of Toronto, jim@jlang.com Lang, James C. 2012. Ignorare Aude! (Dare to be Ignorant! – Pace Kant) Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (1): 5-10. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers…. Read More ›
Review of Stuart Firestein, Ignorance: How it Drives Science, Lorraine Code
Author Information: Lorriane Code, York University, codelb@yorku.ca, http://lorrainecode.com/ Code, Lorraine. 2012. Review of Stuart Firestein, Ignorance: How it Drives Science. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 1 (9): 53-57 The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-rH… Read More ›
James C. Lang. Situated Ignoramuses?
Author Information: James C. Lang, University of Toronto, jim@jlang.com Lang, James C.. 2012. “Situated Ignoramuses” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 1 (5): 7-12. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-k8 Please refer to: Dieleman, Susan…. Read More ›