Web of Science Core Collection. Science or not? | Separating science from nonsense. Hallmarks of science | Science or not? These Hallmarks are indicators of science that is being done properly. Collectively, they characterize the essential features of the scientific process – features that mean we can trust scientific outcomes, even though they are the products of humans with the normal individual human failings.
The remarkable successes of the natural sciences are due, not to a uniquely rational scientific method, but to the vast range of “helps” to inquiry devised by generations of scientists to overcome natural human limitations. Susan Haack, British philosopher, Defending Science – within reason (2007) Use these links to go to more information about the hallmarks of science. And compare them with the Red Flags that can tell you when someone is peddling bogus science. Like this: Like Loading... The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science — Editor's Picks. BCSE : Home Page. Issue 4: The Unlikely.
Culture | Cognitive Science Ingenious: Jim Davies How the unlikely drives imagination. By Luba Ostashevsky Numbers | Probability The Odds of Innocence How numbers can tip the scales of justice. By Coralie Colmez & Leila Schneps Numbers | Mathematics The Man Who Invented Modern Probability Chance encounters in the life of Andrei Kolmogorov. By Slava Gerovitch. NCSE | National Center for Science Education - Defending the Teaching of Evolution in Public Schools. What is a Scientific Hypothesis? | Definition of Hypothesis. A scientific hypothesis is the initial building block in the scientific method. Many describe it as an “educated guess,” based on prior knowledge and observation, as to the cause of a particular phenomenon.
It is a suggested solution for an unexplained occurrence that does not fit into current accepted scientific theory. A hypothesis is the inkling of an idea that can become a theory, which is the next step in the scientific method. The basic idea of a hypothesis is that there is no pre-determined outcome. For a hypothesis to be termed a scientific hypothesis, it has to be something that can be supported or refuted through carefully crafted experimentation or observation. A key function in this step in the scientific method is deriving predictions from the hypotheses about the results of future experiments, then performing those experiments to see whether they support the predictions. Most formal hypotheses consist of concepts that can be connected and their relationships tested. Related: Science Friday. A Hydrocarbon Heaven - thesourceblog. Music by Liam Smith liamsmith8@hotmail.co.uk Nick Abson has a history of dealing with shit. Twenty years ago he was a television producer/director making documentaries and music videos, now he develops gasified anaerobic digestion systems using waste, eventually converting it into hydrogen and then using fuel cells to convert the hydrogen into cheap clean and sustainable energy.
It’s been a roller coaster ride over the last two decades. Even though Nick has no formal or academic background in chemistry, engineering or business, he managed to buy and resurrect the Belgium company Elenco when it went into receivership, building it into Europe's largest fuel cell company, then re-branding as ZeTeck and developing the fuel cell taxi for London. But then after the boom came the bust. 9/11 had a considerable impact as investment companies turned their attention to new investments in the middle east. Things have really changed philosophically now for Nick.
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