scientific controversy

A scientific controversy is a sustained public or professional disagreement among scientists over the interpretation of evidence, validity of methods, or implications of findings within a particular field of research.

Aliases (3)

• political controversy ×3
• social controversy ×2
• scientific debate ×1

Instances (8)

• Single Large Or Several Small debate
• Galileo affair
• creation–evolution controversy ("social controversy")
• Debate with Robert Owen (1829) ("social controversy")
• Bohr–Einstein debates ("scientific debate")
• Eyre controversy in Britain ("political controversy")
• Ruby Ridge standoff ("political controversy")