How Big Science Fools Us All
| Article | |
|---|---|
| Title | How Big Science Fools Us All |
| Author(s) | David de Hilster |
| Published in | Beyond Mainstream |
| Date | 2018-09-30 |
| Subject area | Physics |
| Topics | scientific method, science media |
Read online | Read the full article |
Archived copy | Archived version |
| Retrieved | 2026-07-23 |
"How Big Science Fools Us All" is an article by David de Hilster published on 30 September 2018 on Beyond Mainstream.
De Hilster's target is the claim that modern physics and cosmology are simply beyond ordinary understanding, and that a prestigious degree is the price of entry. He argues the opposite: that the theories are not too complicated to follow, and that what actually makes them hard to grasp is that they are paradoxical and internally inconsistent. He takes up Margaret Wertheim's account in Physics on the Fringe of how the field explains its own inaccessibility.