2014 Schedule
Interactive: March 7–11  •  Film: March 7–15  •  Music: March 11–16

Trend Versus Truth

#sxsw #trendtruth

Approached correctly, science is a systematic and objective inquiry into the nature and working of things. But sometimes, science merely produces trends-- which are disproved by a more comprehensive inquiry. We'll discuss these aspects of these two processes, how they emerge and propose some possible steps for the field going forward.

Presenters

Riley Drake

Thiel Fellow

Thiel Fellowship

Riley began working in Immunology at age 15. She aims to disrupt the way we conceptualize the field.

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