cargo cult science

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What does cargo cult science mean?

Practices which have the appearance of being scientific, but do not actually follow the scientific method.

Where does cargo cult science come from?

Coined by American physicist Richard Feynman in 1974 in his commencement address at Caltech, in reference to cargo cults.

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