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Computer science is obviously a total scam.

To add....

Physical science, earth science, planetary science, space science, life science, natural science, formal science, systems science, applied science, fundamental science, ocean science, atmospheric science.

And partial credit for neuroscience.

But I guess a rush to post a pithy reaction based solely on the headline is more important than trying to have a meaningful discussion.

Obviously not a scam (I doubt most people would call political science as scam either), but the question is, is it a science?

At the university I studied at it was still called "Government". I suppose the "science" is to make a distinction between the "practice of" and the "study of". If you study history you are a historian, but if you study politics you are not a politician (usually), so I suppose you have pick something academic sounding.

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