Richard Feynman on Pseudoscience

Why it was recommended

it's very hard to know something and you have to be really careful that you've done the work and aren't just deluding yourself

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What it covers

A two-minute clip of Richard Feynman explaining why he considers much of social science pseudoscience. He stresses how easy it is to fool yourself and how much care real. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Jacob Edward

Length

1 min 53 sec

Year

2016

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