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These Five Scientific Ideas to Block Progress

[7.6.15]

We used to think that the sun revolved around the earth and that the earth was flat. These ideas have been thrown into the trash. But who throws outdated ideas like IQ, free will and essentialism in the bin?

Scientific Weed (***) 
The book "Scientific Weed" collects 179 Edge.org persistent ideas that block progress. A book full of interesting observations from top scientists about their field. ...

These Five Scientific Ideas to Block Progress [1]

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[ Mon. Jul. 6. 2015 ]

We used to think that the sun revolved around the earth and that the earth was flat. These ideas have been thrown into the trash. But who throws outdated ideas like IQ, free will and essentialism in the bin?

Scientific Weed (***) 
The book "Scientific Weed" collects 179 Edge.org persistent ideas that block progress. A book full of interesting observations from top scientists about their field. ...

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[1] https://www.edge.org/news/these-five-scientific-ideas-to-block-progress
[2] https://www.edge.org/annual-question/what-scientific-idea-is-ready-for-retirement
[3] http://www.scientias.nl/
[4] http://bit.ly/1LSkEeP