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Snarking at old science mistakes shows progress

Michon Scott |

TEDxCU

• September 2020

Did you ever make a mistake the first time you tried something? So did lots of paleontologists. Amateur science historian Michon Scott argues that snarking at old science mistakes reveals how much science has improved with time.

Did you ever make a mistake the first time you tried something? So did lots of paleontologists. Amateur science historian Michon Scott argues that snarking at old science mistakes reveals how much science has improved with time.

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