History of Science
Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler: Resolving the Movement of the Planets
Tycho Brahe’s accurate measurements of the heavens enabled his assistant Johannes Kepler to formulate the first laws of planetary motion. […]
Science
History of Science
The Rolling Ball Experiments: Galileo’s Terrestrial Mechanics
Galileo was not just an astronomer. His experiments in terrestrial mechanics, such as the rolling ball experiment that measured the speed of falling objects, helped advance scientific methods and knowledge. […]
History
Germany’s Stasi Culture and Its Relevance Today
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. […]
Astronomy
The Meandering Path of Science from Ancient Times to the Modern Era
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. […]
Science
The Scientific Method: Procedure, Creativity, and Blunders
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. […]
Medicine and Disease
Pathogens: How Do They Affect the Human Body?
Bacteria can be both harmful and helpful to humans. Pathogens in the human body can cause diseases that can prove fatal. […]
Engineering
Understanding the Natural World Through Scientific Method
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. […]
Earth Science
Why Scientific Questions Cannot be Answered Completely
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. […]
Earth Science
Scientific Questions: Nature and Scope
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
The Social Framework of the Scientific Enterprise
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. […]