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> The only scientific issue that has such a strong political element is climate change. Economic policy is hotly debated in both economic science and governmen
by 542458 11y ago
> The only scientific issue that has such a strong political element is climate change.
Economic policy is hotly debated in both economic science and government. Same to immigration policy. Even statistics has it's controversial bits. Anthropologists also periodically produce some controversial nuggets. Also, let's not forget that many scientists won't hesitate to give their opinion on whatever is asked of them!
- dexterdog 11y agoEconomics- not really science. Where is their lab?
- MAGZine 11y agoI think it's wrong to say that research must specifically conducted on scientific matters. There are many people who actively research economics. Also, their lab can be anywhere, doesn't matter. science is about the scientific process, not labcoats and microscopes.
- 542458 11y agoEconomics is a social science. The idea that science must be performed in a lab is fundamentally wrong. That said, economists do have labs where they conduct data analysis, often with the assistance of large computing resources.
- nitrogen 11y agoTo summarize the other responses in trite soundbite form: Science is a methodology, not a location.