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When Scientists Accidentally Become Philosophers
‘Not all statements of scientists are statements of science.’
This article is the first in a series I’m developing on the topic of what’s called behavioural neuroscience, which is basically the intersection of psychology and neuroscience — how our complex brain chemistry influences our actions.
And I’m roughly framing these works around a book I was invited to review. Today, I want to address a tremendously common issue that emerges in the scientific community. Per the title, this is where scientists ambitiously make philosophic conclusions the research may or may not be indicating.
The book these discussions are loosely based on is called Overloaded, written by Ginny Smith. If you want to watch my review of it on YouTube, click here:
The problem I laid out in the beginning of this article is extremely common. And it is fundamentally created when a scientist goes beyond what his job requires of him.
