History and Philosophy of Physics

    

'Conventional Wisdom' and Academia

Authors: Jeremy Dunning-Davies

It might, and indeed should, be of interest for practising scientists to wonder how and why some theories are followed up while others are seemingly dismissed before being even properly examined or checked. There are many examples which could be cited in order to examine this question but here attention will be focused on three such examples — one from each of the last three centuries. A further speculation regarding how the attitudes seemingly exposed in these three examples might be affecting modern ideas concerning climate change will be addressed and several myths concerning this particular topic will be brought to light..

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