Think of the psychological effects a pervasive system such as the Stasi state must have had on the population. It speaks to the paranoia that builds up once you start to think that some enormous, invisible, sinister organization is out to get you. […]
To modern scientists, each observation and each measurement represents an objective, verifiable truth. But in earlier times, although people developed a dependence on the predictability of the physical world, the importance of observations was not widely accepted. […]
The scientific method that scientists use to study the natural world is based on the principle of the predictability of the universe. However, some of the greatest scientific discoveries have been made due to the unpredictable nature of creativity. […]
Bacteria can be both harmful and helpful to humans. Pathogens in the human body can cause diseases that can prove fatal. […]
The scientific method is an ongoing process that includes the following steps: observation, synthesis, hypothesis, and prediction. It is not a rigid guidebook, but rather it is an idealized path to knowledge. […]
There are many scientific questions that do not provide absolute answers. There are certain factors that prevent scientific answers from being answered and this can be quite frustrating for scientists. […]
Every scientific question leads to some discovery. However, it does not always lead to the answers that scientists seek. Sometimes, it leads to more questions and opens the door for more research. […]
Science influences society in a myriad of ways, which in turn engages the scientific enterprise. It encourages social changes, which in turn have a huge impact on the citizens of the country. […]
Everyday, there are newspaper stories related to pharmaceuticals, energy needs, and the environment. Articles that may seem political at first glance are actually related to science and the environment. As a result, there is a need for citizens to be scientifically literate to participate in the civic issues of the society and take informed decisions to improve their quality of life. […]
Science is different from the other ways of knowing. There are various hierarchical divisions within science but all these disciplines of are integrated in nature. […]
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