Reading Greg Nuckols and thinking about what it means to get stronger by science.
I wonder if distinguishing science from engineering may bring some clarity to these arguments. It seems to me that what is being discussed is solving engineering problems rather than using the scientific method to develop explanatory knowledge.
I find Bill Hammack's formulation of 'The Engineering Method' helpful: "Solving problems using rules of thumb that cause the best change in a poorly understood situation using available resources." (from his Hoover lecture: https://engineerguy.com/white-papers/hammack-hoover-speech-aiche-2021-11-08.htm )
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I wonder if distinguishing science from engineering may bring some clarity to these arguments. It seems to me that what is being discussed is solving engineering problems rather than using the scientific method to develop explanatory knowledge.
I find Bill Hammack's formulation of 'The Engineering Method' helpful: "Solving problems using rules of thumb that cause the best change in a poorly understood situation using available resources." (from his Hoover lecture: https://engineerguy.com/white-papers/hammack-hoover-speech-aiche-2021-11-08.htm )
I loved it, thank you for sharing