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December 30, 2009

All hail!

— srikanth @ 11:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1262217558 ) Play

Surprisingly enough, another etymology question.

(1) cautioned the world against a particular form of science. He chose the name based on a strange phenomenon, some examples of which are in (2). The same term has now been used everywhere else, especially in the field of programming. What was the form of science called?

Cracked by: udupendra , shenoyvarun86 , p vs np , varuns88 , Ananth , emrohit , Gurupad , krudebox , Dibyo , shrik , Bharath , malcaluffin , dheeraj , Raghuvansh , Rogi , sidsen , Logik , bobo , usual audience and Thejas V R

Answer:

Cargo Cult Science

21 Responses to “All hail!”

  1. udupendra Says:

    Cargo Cult Science

    udupendra

  2. shenoyvarun86 Says:

    Cargo Cult science, Feynman

    shenoyvarun86

  3. p vs np Says:

    Cargo Cult Science

    p vs np

  4. varuns88 Says:

    Cargo-cult science.

    varuns88

  5. Raghuvansh Says:

    Cargo Cult science.

    Me likey question.


  6. Raghuvansh Says:

    Not sure if my earlier answer was submitted properly, so here’s a resubmission – cargo cult science. And again, let me put this on record – me likey question.


  7. Ananth Says:

    Cargo cult programming

    Ananth

  8. Rogi Says:

    *Global Warming*.
    Wait. I meant, *Climate Change*
    No, wait! I meant, *Cargo Cult*


  9. emrohit Says:

    Cargo cult


  10. Gurupad Says:

    Cargo Cult

    Gurupad

  11. krudebox Says:

    Cargo Cult


  12. sidsen Says:

    cargo cult


  13. Dibyo Says:

    cargo cult

    Dibyo

  14. shrik Says:

    Feynman coined the phrase Cargo Cult Science

    shrik

  15. Bharath Says:

    Cargo cult science – richard feynmann

    Bharath

  16. Logik Says:

    Cargo cult science


  17. malcaluffin Says:

    cargo cult

    malcaluffin

  18. dheeraj Says:

    1>Feynman
    2>Cargo Cult (they make airport look alike with bamboo but it is worthless….)

    Cargo Cult science or pseudoscience

    Which feels like science but it cannot be proved and is unworthy.


  19. bobo Says:

    cargo cult science; feynman.


  20. usual audience Says:

    cargo cult science


  21. Thejas V R Says:

    Cargo-cult science


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