Podcast
Questions and Answers
When do scientists accept a discovery as a scientific discovery?
When do scientists accept a discovery as a scientific discovery?
What is the scientific method?
What is the scientific method?
The scientific method is a process used by scientists to determine scientific correctness using reason, logic, and experimental evidence.
How do scientists determine if a discovery is scientifically correct?
How do scientists determine if a discovery is scientifically correct?
Scientists determine if a discovery is scientifically correct by repeatedly establishing it in different laboratories at different times by different people, or by deriving the same theoretical result by clear use of established rules.
What makes science continually challenging?
What makes science continually challenging?
Signup and view all the answers
What are the criteria for accepting a discovery as a scientific discovery?
What are the criteria for accepting a discovery as a scientific discovery?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the scientific method based on?
What is the scientific method based on?
Signup and view all the answers
What do scientists do to determine scientific correctness?
What do scientists do to determine scientific correctness?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the role of reason, logic, and experimental evidence in determining scientific correctness?
What is the role of reason, logic, and experimental evidence in determining scientific correctness?
Signup and view all the answers
How do scientists establish a discovery as a fact of science?
How do scientists establish a discovery as a fact of science?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the real strength of science?
What is the real strength of science?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the importance of testing in the scientific method?
What is the importance of testing in the scientific method?
Signup and view all the answers
Why do scientists require a discovery to be established multiple times in different laboratories?
Why do scientists require a discovery to be established multiple times in different laboratories?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the difference between belief and scientific acceptance?
What is the difference between belief and scientific acceptance?
Signup and view all the answers