Science is simply that found following the scientific method.

Now if you go off of the bullshit out there that likes to use the word science, scientists, etc these days I could see why you would think that. Yet the problem is none of those things are science. They just hijacked the label to try to get people to fall for an appeal to authority.

Science if it is the scientific method is about the only way to be sure you are not in the "bollocks box" as it's primary goal is to avoid bias.

Is Science being misused as a word these days? Hell yes. I'd even say more of the stuff claiming to be scientific these days is bullshit than is legit science.

That was something Crichton was seeing in 2003... thus this article.