In the internet age, sometimes we simply have too much information on our hands, and too few tools to determine which of it is valid. For anyone without access to scientific journals and a few days of free time on their hands to separate the wheat from the chaff, prudence may be the best option. However, if a “better safe than sorry” approach involves eliminating pizza and beer from your life, then safe IS sorry.
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The history of science is full of examples of discovery, both intentional and accidental. But how do scientists study subject matter incapable of being explained by simple models? And additionally, if science can produce favorable results (say, in the clinic), to what extent does it matter whether or not the results can be fully explained? Here, Siddhant Iyer outlines the ways in which scientists may study as-of-yet unexplained phenomena and argues for a framework involving the use of complex models while also acknowledging limitations.