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For those interested in these kinds of issues, I recommend the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, written by the National Academies of Science for federal
by hackuser 11y ago
For those interested in these kinds of issues, I recommend the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, written by the National Academies of Science for federal judges.
http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/SciMan3D01.pdf/$file/SciMan3D01.pdf http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/SciMan3D01.pdf/$fil...
Just the chapter "How Science Works" by David Goodstein, Professor of Physics Emeritus (and former Vice Provost) at Cal Tech, is a revelation for anyone outside the scientific community. Highly recommended.
- jacquesm 11y agoWarning for those on mobile bandwidth, that's a 1000+ page PDF.
- hackuser 11y agoSorry. You can read it online, one page at a time: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13163/reference-manual-on-scientific-evidence-third-edition http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13163/reference-manual-on-scienti... There also used to be a place to download PDFs of individual chapters.