Science has also been analyzed by sociologists, political scientists and literary critics, who make little or no effort to understand the scientific … - Mordechai Ben-Ari

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Science has also been analyzed by sociologists, political scientists and literary critics, who make little or no effort to understand the scientific subjects that they are analyzing. These critiques, known under the umbrella label of postmodernism, are seen by scientists as uninformed and pernicious in their effects on the real problems that arise in the relationship between science and society.

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About Mordechai Ben-Ari

Mordechai (Moti) Ben-Ari (born 11 December, 1948) is a professor of computer science education at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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