Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...

If you are glued to the Olympic coverage as I am, you are seeing the commercial from Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly's advertisement uses the scientific method as a narrative frame, drawing a par ...

A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific method, an approach to learning about the world by coming up with theories and testing those theories against ...

Science is under attack. As the new administration moves aggressively toward implementing its policies, the entire field could find itself the victim of decisions by individuals who lack the knowledge ...

Noubar Afeyan is founder and CEO of Flagship Pioneering. He is also cofounder and board chair of Moderna. Massachusetts has long been a hotbed for innovation. Rebellious ideas — channeled through the ...

The Trump administration spent 2025 taking a sledgehammer to science, obliterating funding and reshaping agencies like the FDA and the National Institutes of Health through layoffs and restrictive new ...

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