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DESCRIPTION:Empirical evidence from scientific research is considered the 
 most reliable source of factual information in western societies. However
 \, our worldview and ideology can influence scientific research and its o
 utcomes. And [i]vice versa[/i]\, the results from scientific research als
 o influence our worldview. So how sharply can and should we strive to dis
 tinguish science and worldview? Can worldviews be completely fact free\, 
 and can science be completely factual and neutral? Probably not. I will d
 iscuss three historical and current examples from biology where science a
 nd “nonscience” meet:\n[list=1]\n[*]Social Darwinism and biological evolu
 tion\n[*]Religious belief and biological evolution\, and\n[*]Gender and b
 iological sexes.\n[/list]\nAlthough it is usually thought that “non-scien
 ce” can hinder scientific progress\, I will show that sometimes the oppos
 ite has been true. For this and other reasons\, I will argue that univers
 ities should have space for nonscience next to science in order to remain
  sanctuaries for academic freedom. However\, I will also argue that we sh
 ould be as clear as possible on what is science and what’s not\, and on t
 he motivations for scientists to do scientific research. This will reduce
  the risk of naturalistic and ideological fallacies. Duur Aanen is a prof
 essor of evolution and genetics and studies and teaches fundamental quest
 ions and concepts\, such as the evolution of cooperation\, the evolution 
 of sex and cultural evolution. In his research he uses fungi as model sys
 tems of conflict and cooperation\, both in interactions within and betwee
 n species. His team published key studies on the evolution of the mutuali
 stic symbiosis of fungus-growing termites and on the evolutionary stabili
 ty of multicellular cooperation in fungi. In 2018\, he organised a Lorent
 z center workshop with biologists and theologians on the acceptance of ev
 olutionary theory\, resulting in the Leiden Declaration on Evolution and 
 Religion. Professor Aanen collaborates with social scientists\, on the to
 pic of science and world view\, and on the role of science in society.
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SUMMARY:DIAS Event: Let’s be clear on what’s science and what’s not
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