MC Hammer recently brought the hammer down on those who see science and philosophy as fundamentally opposed disciplines.  He first tweeted a link to this paper, showing that STEM fields account for 21.3% of citations of philosophy of science journals.  Some tweeters responded with unflattering, and inaccurate, characterizations of philosophy that put it at odds with science.  In response, MC Hammer had some words of advice praised by scientists and philosophers alike: "It's not science vs Philosophy ... It's Science + Philosophy. Elevate your Thinking and Consciousness. When you measure include the measurer."

MC Hammer's insistence on the complementary nature of science and philosophy is in line with this 2019 opinion paper, published in PNAS.  The authors described a continuum of science and philosophy, as the two fields share "the tools of logic, conceptual analysis, and rigorous argumentation.”  They also provided three concrete examples of how philosophy helped scientific research in the life sciences and concluded with six practical proposals to encourage collaboration between scientists and philosophers.  

Tweets by MC Hammer promoting these views will hopefully also help to break down harmful stereotypes of the disciplines that might prevent scientists and philosophers from working together for the good of society.