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by ProstetnicJeltz
2453 days ago
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I don't think anyone is looking at the Nobel prizes to categorise sciences. The 'table of hard science' according to Alfred Nobel also includes medicine (not science, but we'll let it pass), literature (really not science), and peace (really really not science). Anyway, the Nobel Prize for economics is not actually a Nobel prize anyway. |
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Some of it is hard science, with peer-reviewed papers, experiments and statistics. There is even some overlap with chemistry.
Some of it is engineering. Doctors are closer to engineers than they are to scientists. They have a problem (a sick patient who needs help), constraints (time, availability, cost, ...), tools (drugs, diagnosis tools, ...), and need to turn all that into a solution.
Some of it is craftsmanship. Surgeons are like mechanics for the human body, a job requiring dexterity and practical thinking.
Some of it is care. With nurses needing as much empathy as they need practical skills.