I believe Richard Feynman originally coined this term as he discusses its origin in his auto-biography 'Surely You Must Be Joking Mr. Feynman'. To the Hacker N

I believe Richard Feynman originally coined this term as he discusses its origin in his auto-biography 'Surely You Must Be Joking Mr. Feynman'. To the Hacker News community I wanted to share a thought which is a belief that human science and human cargo cult science will always be at odds. We should not chastise the Cargo Cultists for their desire to engage in science, but rather embrace and direct their misguided initiatives. Cargo Cult Science will emerge in humanity again and again. I believe it is the duty of scientists to aid Cargo Cultists in their pursuit of true science.