# Can Social Science Predict Like Natural Science by Robert Kurzban > “How will predictive models in the social sciences achieve the accuracy and precision of those in the natural sciences?” > **— Robert Kurzban**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and locator:** [The Last Question — Robert Kurzban](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27564) — single question in the 2018 Annual Question response. - **Exact original excerpt:** “How will predictive models in the social sciences achieve the accuracy and precision of those in the natural sciences?” - **Context and editing:** This is Robert Kurzban's question, not an asserted answer. - **Local Edge archive:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]], response EDGE2018-161. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Predictive Science|Predictive Science]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Predictive Science|Predictive Science]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “How will predictive models in the social sciences achieve the accuracy and precision of those in the natural sciences?” — Robert Kurzban, 2018 Edge Annual Question, question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-robert-kurzban-social-science-predict-like-natural-science ```