The Academy of Science and Freedom, an initiative of Hillsdale in D.C., will present on the importance of upholding the scientific method on Tuesday, April 11 in the Searle Center at 3 p.m. with a dinner to follow. 

According to the Broken Science Initiative, a key aspect of the scientific method is the ability to replicate experiments and to achieve the same results. 

“The Broken Science Initiative is particularly concerned about the replicability crisis and the publish or perish environment,” said Brett Waite, manager for the Academy of Science and Freedom. 

Glassman and Emily Kaplan founded BSI last year to address problematic practices in the science industry and demand adherence to a replicable and predictable approach to science.

“Consensus has replaced predictive value in academic science, definitions have become subjective, and replication is no longer a requirement,” the organization’s website says. “The Broken Science Initiative will show any person interested that it’s time for a new pantheon and a renaissance that requires predictive power in science.” 

Waite said that BSI could offer interesting arguments and propose unique solutions to the issues in the scientific industry. 

“Dr. Arnn first heard about The Broken Science Initiative last year and thought Greg and others there were doing interesting work,” said Waite. “So he invited them to campus to give a lecture.” 

During the event, Greg Glassman, founder of BSI, and William M. Briggs, a writer, statistician, and scientist who previously worked with Cornell Medical School and as a cryptologist with the U.S. Air Force, will speak on scientism and the belief that science answers all questions. 

“We wanted to give them a platform to present their arguments and proposed solutions in greater detail,” Waite said. “We hope that students, faculty, and the general public who attend the lecture will come with an open mind.”