Science vs. Pseudo-science

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Notes on show: 03/02/2008

Topic:	Science vs. Pseudo-science
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Guest:	Stuart Vyse, Professor of Psychology, Connecticut College
What is it?	Astronomy is science; Astrology is pseudo-science. Evolutionary Biology is science; Creationism is pseudo-science. How about cultural anthropology, abstract economics, string-theory, and evolutionary psychology – science or pseudo-science? Is pseudo-science just politically incorrect science? Or is there an objective difference? John and Ken tackle these questions with Stuart Vyse from Connecticut College, author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition.