What’d Ya’ll Mean ‘Science’?

The Ionian Phoenix

John Driggs
Nov 7 · 18 min read

‘Science’ has become a blanket term, devoid almost entirely of meaning. We often throw it around, in large part unconsciously, when we wish to put some authority behind a claim. I see advertisements claim that their goods or services are backed by science. Internet blogs, health and diet forums, self-improvement books, and this-that-and-the-other-thing each claim to stand on the…

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