Probability, black swan events, and conspiratorial thinking

Marko KovicBlog4 Comments

Black swan events are highly improbable events that have great, negative impact. Conspiracy theories are coping mechanisms for black swan events: They try to explain them. However, conspiracy theories are epistemologically defective because they mistake the very low probability of black swan events as impossibility, and thus, a conspiracy as the only possible explanation.

skeptisCH – Folge 48: Open Access

Tobias FüchslinBlog, Podcast, SkeptisCHLeave a Comment

Open Access ist die Revolution des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens – Studien sollen frei für alle verfügbar sein. Warum ist das grundsätzlich wünschenswert? Welche Formen von Open Access gibt es? Und was für neue Probleme entstehen durch Open Access?