Why Do You Make People Look Stupid?
7
2
320 Views·
03/18/12
In
Life
Raw interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dcw98B2Nzg The question has arisen often enough that I thought I d answer it. If you hold views that are consistent with the majority of the population, does that make you stupid? I don t think so. Science has uncovered a lot of counterintuitive things about the universe, so it s unsurprising that non-scientists hold beliefs inconsistent with science. But when we teach, we must take into account what the learners know, including their incorrect knowledge. That is the reason a lot of Veritasium videos start with the misconceptions. Want to read my PhD? You can download the full text here: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/pdfs/research/super/PhD(Muller).pdf
Show more
0 Comments
sort Sort By