Scientific Definition and 531 Threads

A theory is scientific if it bets its life on at least one prediction that it makes about the outcome of a doable experiment If a theory is part of science then there's a possibility it'll get shot down by an empirical observation---by some measurement----the theory makes predictions of so...

My phys II prof said there were no law of physics or anything laws like math chem that were named by the inventors first name only the last. I know there is no way that is true i have been thinking of all i know and I can't seem to think so maybe he's right. but just a thought if anyone can...

Is anyone here a member of the SCIAM book club??

Does anyone can point me the most recent works on science philosophy? What are the most recent researches on the scientific method and how it is defined today? Can someone please indicate me recent papers?

I wanted to point out a great article about our up and coming Hydrogen Economy. This article comes from the May 2004 issue of SciAm and it gives nice snapshot of the state-of-the-art. Not available for free AFAIK, here is an internet link and brief...

So here's the deal - I am applying for this special program at the university I am going to study at, and the next stage is to prepare a 10 minutes lecture about a scientific / technology / engineering subject. The shmucks in charge of this program printed the letters on May 9th but I only got...

Title says it all!

from http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995003"

I would be interested to hear comments about this site http://www.sciam.com/ since we are thinking of subscribing. Are there preferred alternatives that can be recommended? Our interest area is physics so perhaps there are things more specific? hey! i just saw there is an interview...

What, in your opinion is the most significant scientific institution of all time: The Royal Society Library of Alexandria Etc ...?

Dear Readers, I am Dr. Raj Baldev, Cosmo Theorist, author of Two Big Bangs created the Universe (Formed in Eternal Space), a new hypothesis, which I wrote being inspired by Stephen Hawking's appeal given in his book "A Brief History of Time", reproduced below: "However, if we discover a...

My physics teacher deducted a point from my test for using E instead of x10, She never specified that she didn't want E, and in my opinion, E is much easier to write than x10. She said it was not the proper way to write it. What are your opinions? -- Klaser

I am writing a paper on the Theory of Everything, and it's effect on mankind. I was wondering, how do you think the public would react if a theory of everything was discovered? How would the public accept a theory such as this (so large scale)? How would society change in general...

What do you predict will be the next overarching, revolutionary saltation (paradigm) in the philosophy or theory of science?

"...Bush's administration distorts scientific findings" http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/19/scientists.bush.ap/index.html

Lately in a biomedical ethics class I am enrolled in, we've been discussing the underlying values and moral issues involved in testing on non-human animals. Most ethical theories advocating the use of animals in research run into trouble when they attempt to draw a line between humans, and...

I am astonished to know that Quran contains unbelievable scientific facts discovered just in the last century. This is really amazing. · Astronomy! · Mountains! · Human Embryology! · Oceans And Seas! · The Movement Of Clouds! · The Cerebrum! · The Shape Of The Earth! · The Expansion...

Where did the "Scientific Method" actually come from? I don't mean historicly who thought of it. What I mean is what actually makes it valid? Observe Question Hypothesize Experiment Observe Above is one form of the "Scientific Method". What it basically states is that the best way...

This is an abstract version of the idea of scientific method. You percieve (Detection, not understanding). }Experiment You understand patterns from your perceptions. } Theory Sentience: The ability to perceive. You can of course do experiments on your own brain and find it's...

Scientific American, March 2003 - "dark Matter" The Search for Dark Matter" Scientific American March, 2003 Page 52: "For 70 years, astronomers have steadily gathered circumstantial evidence for the existence of dark matter, and nearly everyone accepts that it is real. But...

Has anyone read this? Either the physicists interviewed in this article were ridiculously stupid or they're so smart that they go right over my head. People at NASA sent out some sort of probe which was just intended to go out into the uiniverse with no particular destination. It constantly...

what triggers laughter? i am speaking of the kind that brings you to tears, makes your belly shake, makes you smile real big...what chemicals are responsible for true laughter? or is it a socially learned response?

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0009748F-3954-1F5E-905980A84189EEDF

The "Scientific Process" Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, and I just want to start by saying that it's really great and I've gained a lot of knowledge and insight. I have a minor question regarding this so-called "scientific method" that is taught so often in K-12 schools and is usually...

I'm posting this here because psi phenomena are typically not accepted as scientifically valid, and also because there have been a number of "if I saw valid, repeatable scientific evidence for psi I would believe in it" types of posts in this forum. Here is your valid, repeatable scientific...

dear reader, is it possible to make an atom glow without another atom near it[?]

I was wondering how it could be possible to make some other ("sci-fi" thinking, I know...) intelligent lifeform aware of human knowledge and scientific status by means of a symbol or something - assuming of course that this other lifeform can interpret two-dimensional vector graphics as a means...

http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/wpnz/howdoweknow.htm"

[SOLVED] Black Holes: Viable Scientific Theory? Or Voo-Doo Science? The "Black Hole" theory has been around for quite a while now and it is amazing that people still talk about it. When it is regarded with even a cursory objectivity it does not satisfy any scientific criteria that would enable...

Just thought this was some interesting information. A Doctor Papaconstantino in Galveston TX is currently working on two things. One, what makes people fat and thin, Two, how to slow down or stop aging. The research has not gone beyond research mice yet, but he has two lab mice for the...

The concept of paradox has many meanings. Essentially it refers to the apparently contradictory but true, contrary to common sense, inexplicable, or self-referential and self-contradictory. Thousands of years ago in ancient Greece formal logic was first developed and, when this occurred, it...