A Hedgehog on the Witness Stand-What's the Big Idea?: The Challenges of Using Daubert to Assess Social Science and Nonscientific Testimony

Abstract

Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny-and also in a willingness to revise or abandon your theories when the tests fail (as they usually do).