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Emergence of Modern Science

Emergence of Modern Science. NS 1300 – Spring 2010 Dr. Hoge. Why Study Science?. We live in a technological society brought about by scientific inquiry. Why Study Science?. Science encourages discovery and a healthy skepticism. Scientific Theory. Observations (facts) Laws Data

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Emergence of Modern Science

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  1. Emergence of Modern Science NS 1300 – Spring 2010 Dr. Hoge

  2. Why Study Science? • We live in a technological society brought about by scientific inquiry

  3. Why Study Science? • Science encourages discovery and a healthy skepticism.

  4. Scientific Theory • Observations (facts) • Laws • Data • Predictions

  5. Tools of Science • Experimentation • Laboratory • Field • Mathematical Modeling • Technology • Social Context

  6. Science is a Social Process • Communication of Results • Argument • Social Context • Public Need • Public Discourse • Science in the News

  7. Areas of Science • Pure Science • Applied Science

  8. Branches of Science • Physical Sciences • Physics • Chemistry • Cosmology / Astronomy • Earth Sciences • Geology • Oceanography • Meteorology • Planetary Science • Environmental Sciences • Biogeochemistry • Climate Studies • Life Sciences • Biology (microbiology, cell biology, zoology, botony, etc.) • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology / Sociobiology • Behavioral Sciences (anthropology, archaeology, sociology, psychology)

  9. Unifying Theories • Thermodynamics • Evolution • Plate Tectonics • General Relativity / Special Relativity • Quantum Mechanics • Big Bang / Inflation • Standard Model (supersymmetry)

  10. A Single Unified Theory? • Quantum Mechanics • Measurement Problem • Quantum Jump • Special Relativity / General Relativity • String Theory / M Theory • Loop Quantum Gravity

  11. What Science Isn’t – Part I • Engineering • Mathematics • Medicine • Technology

  12. What Science Isn’t – Part II • Pseudoscience • Mystical Thinking • Consilience

  13. Quiz • 1. T or F, Skepticism is unhealthy. • 2. T or F, pure science produces technology we can use right away. • 3. T or F, Medicine is a branch of science. • 4. T or F, plate tectonics is the unifying theory of geology. • 5. T or F, mystical thinking is good science.

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