Science and politics Much of what I’ve said would seem uncontroversial or even platitudinous to the scientifically-attuned audiences here in Newcastle this week. But there’s one thing that scientific advisors in any democratic system must not forget. When really big and long-term policies are in contention - whether about nuclear weapons‚ nuclear power‚ drug classification‚ or health risks - political decisions are seldom purely scientific: they involve ethics‚ economics and social policies as well
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although whether to classify sociology as a science has been debatable. French philosopher Auguste Comte first coined the term in 1838 from the Greek word ‘socio’ meaning interaction or association of individual and the Latin word ‘logy’ meaning study of a particular subject. Science is the systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation. Methodology used in science sets forth the idea that science is empirical‚ objective‚ tentative and based
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of human behaviour and cognitive processes. Broadly speaking the discussion focuses on the different branches of psychology‚ and if they are indeed scientific. However‚ it is integral in this to debate to understand exactly the major features of a science‚ in order to judge if psychology is in fact one. There must be a definable subject matter - this changed from conscious human thought to human and non-human behaviour‚ then to cognitive processes within psychology ’s first eighty years as a separate
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Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis‚ collection‚ classification‚ manipulation‚ storage‚ retrieval and dissemination of information.[1]Practitioners within the field study the application and usage of knowledge in organizations‚ along with the interaction between people‚ organizations and any existing information systems‚ with the aim of creating‚ replacing‚ improving or understanding information systems. Information science is often (mistakenly)
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Advertisement and Sciences – Five diverse views Being primarily consumers‚ our view on advertisement is extremely biased. We consider most of it as excessively annoying and censure the advertising industry while at the same time we are highly receptive to their efforts‚ and as if that was not enough we take part in collegiate neurological studies on consumer behaviour. The advertising industry uses our behaviour as a tool and the better they become the less we are annoyed by all the banners
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There is nothing more exciting than to understand the way our bodies operate. Health science‚ also known as biomedical science‚ deals with human bodies and works on the basis of serious research that aims at understanding how human and animal bodies function and what internal and external factors affect their functionalities. Health science has a lot of application opportunities‚ the results and findings of these studies are widely used in sports and medical systems in order to treat and prevent
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the debate the subject of violence on television has generated‚ television has been labeled a culprit. But it is a sad fact that science has produced deadly weapons. The destruction they cause is frightening. Now machines & robots have replaced man everywhere causing unemployment in all places. People will also lose their economic security & self-respect. Hence science is both a blessing & a curse to mankind August 6‚ 1945‚ is not a day to be forgotten. It marks the world’s first use of an atomic
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accepted that Science is more important than Humanities‚ since Science has a world of different fields of study in which appear some famous names like Einstein‚ among others. Also‚ it has better paid jobs than Humanities fields and‚ in most cases; this is quite a situation for some people when they have to choose a career. For this reasons‚ Humanities have been underestimated. This is a very important matter as people don’t pay attention to it; a debate arises‚ requiring an analysis: Science and Humanities
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Is psychology a science? One reason why psychology may not be considered a science is its lack of a distinct paradigm. Science must involve a definable subject matter. During the 17th century Descartes believed strongly in the consciousness‚ sparking psychological research‚ but even then there was no paradigm as there is supposedly none today. Thomas Kuhn claims that psychology cannot be considered a science because it is split into different approaches‚ for example‚ cognitive‚ biological‚ behaviourist
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STUDY ON FANGERS COMFORT EQUATION FOR UNIVERSALLY ADAPTIVE PARADIGM By Dure Sabih 15243 Progress Report submitted in partial fulfillment of The requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical Engineering) Supervisor: Dr. Syed Ihtisham-ul-haq Gillani Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Bandar Seri Iskandar 31750 Tronoh Perak Darul Ridzuan ABSTRACT In this new era‚ energy conservation is the main concern. Thermal comfort is the condition of mind that expresses satisfaction
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