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What is Science?

Discover the characteristics of science, from its observable and quantifiable nature to its evolving and self-correcting process. Explore how science differs from philosophy and religion in explaining the world around us.

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What is Science?

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  1. What is Science?

  2. (and why should we care?)

  3. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable

  4. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure)

  5. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love?

  6. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love?

  7. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love? • Happiness?

  8. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love? • Happiness?

  9. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love? • Happiness? • God?

  10. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Love? • Happiness? • God?

  11. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • (see and measure) • Valid hypotheses must be falsifiable. - You must be able to prove something false in order for it to be scientifically valid.

  12. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism

  13. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Doesn’t exist until proven correct many times and replicated

  14. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony

  15. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • The simplest answer is usually the best one • (The KISS principle)

  16. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • The simplest answer is usually the best one • (The KISS principle –Keep it simple, stupid!)

  17. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • Evolving

  18. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • Evolving • 99% wrong over time

  19. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • Evolving • 99% wrong over time (flat earth, Copernican Universe, atom smallest unit of matter, etc.)

  20. Characteristics of Science • Observable and Quantifiable • Based on Skepticism • Based on Parsimony • Evolving • 99% wrong over time (flat earth, Copernican Universe, atom smallest unit of matter, etc.) • Sign of strength! Science is self-correcting and false information will not persist • “If I have seen farther than other men, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” –Issac Newton

  21. Science – A process that uses tests and observations to identify the causes and relationships of events in nature

  22. Science – A process that uses tests and observations to identify the causes and relationships of events in nature*NOT a set body of knowledge!

  23. Other forms of explanation? • Philosophy – explanation of unknown in relation to the known • Religion – explains purpose/meaning in life No system of explanation is “correct”, they just look at the world through different lenses. Science only deals with the observable and quantifiable.

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