The Science Instinct | Andrés Gomberoff | TEDxFrutillar

Does science discover or create? With optical illusions, the viral dress and a cat's ear, this talk shows that our brain invents reality and that we all carry a scientific instinct within. By dismantling flat-earth claims, it explains why we can trust science even though it is a human creation: because it fits into a vast web of ideas that hold one another up. Andrés Gomberoff is a Chilean theoretical physicist and Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology at Universidad Mayor. He is one of Chile’s leading science communicators. His book “El Instinto Científico” explores the natural scientist we all carry within. His work examines how science, though a human creation, earns our trust. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx