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SUMMARY:A California Yankee in King Arthur's Court (with apologies to Mark
  Twain)\, or why a molecular neurobiologist landed in HPS - David Teplow (
 UCLA)
DTSTART:20131205T163000Z
DTEND:20131205T180000Z
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CONTACT:Helen Curry
DESCRIPTION:It is obvious that to study the history or philosophy of scien
 ce\, science itself must first exist. It is much less obvious to many\, an
 d especially to students\, that to 'do science' optimally requires an equa
 lly deep grounding in the history and philosophy of science. What applies 
 to students applies no less\, and possibly even more\, to professors in th
 e natural sciences. In this seminar\, I discuss the clinical and scientifi
 c history of Alzheimer's disease\, with special reference to controversies
  that have arisen from one of the most common and insidious errors of scie
 ntific practice\, misassumption. Misassumptions will be exemplified throug
 h the consideration of a priori bias and inappropriate adherence to dogma.
  Examples of Kuhn-like paradigm shifts will be discussed. Concluding remar
 ks will address the current state-of-the-art in Alzheimer's disease resear
 ch and offer suggestions for facilitating progress towards a cure.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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