What is the most overused word in the field of Science?

[genericusrnme]

But I wouldn't worry: you have a lot of like minded people right here on these forums with very good intentions for the internal and even the external community at large, so it's not by any means a lost cause :)

Oh you lil' cutie making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

Although I think the reason I've heard so much of that kinda stuff is just because where I live most people are either older and don't talk so loudly at each other or are 'old enough to know better' delinquents, I've never really heard anything along those lines in other places I have visited.

 

[DennisN]

At the moment: "quantum". I'm sick of it, truly sick of reading that word (even tho' I'm very interested in quantum mechanics). Whatever I'm looking at, it's quantum this and quantum that. :zzz:

 

[Curious3141]

Ironically enough, I think the word "God" is the most misused when lay people or the popular press refer to scientific discoveries.

I can't tell you how much these phrases grate on me:

"Playing God",

"The face of God",

"God particle",

etc.

Well, even the venerable Einstein was sort of guilty of this with his famous pronouncement: "God does not play dice."

Invoking "God" does nothing to add impact to those who actually care about the science, but does a lot to alienate those already antipathetic toward science to begin with.

 

[chiro]

The movie Angels and Demons probably helped out a bit as well...

 

[Kholdstare]

I can think of a timeline of this thing
super -> energy -> quantum -> nano

 

[Ryan_m_b]

I can think of a timeline of this thing
super -> energy -> quantum -> nano

You forgot "atomic" and "digital".

 

[Chi Meson]

Finding the God particle is proof of my nano quantum energy theory!

*watches heads explode*