Thursday, July 21, 2016

Book 188: Are We All Scientific Experts Now?

I found this book to be a good review and refresher of Collins' other books that's very accessible.

The answer was a little obvious. We're all experts but we're not all scientific experts. Collins seems to put the scientist on a moral pedestal, assuming that scientist  have to be, and in most cases are, more moral than the layman; a claim I believe to not have enough evidence to support it.

That being said, one could probably write several books on that topic.  Collins engages on a good discussion of both climategate and the MMR vaccine debates.

I give this book an 8 out of 10. This would be a good books to read to refresh yourself on Collins other works or gain a base knowledge of expertise.

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