What is the difference between hypothesis and law? A hypothesis is a statement‚ put forth on the basis of reasoning‚ about the things that are being studied. A hypothesis is an educated guess based on past scientific studies and previous experiments. It is not just a random guess. Observation is followed by a hypothesis. For example ‘Plants need sunlight to grow’ can be a hypothesis. It is formulated by taking into account all the observations that are know about the phenomenon under investigation
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There has been some debate when and whether Vaalbara existed. An Archaean-Palaeoproterozoic (2.8–2.1 Ga) link between South Africa and Western Australia was first proposed by Button 1976. He found a wide range of similarities between the Transvaal Basin in South Africa and the Hamersley Basin in Australia. Button‚ however‚ placed Madagascar between Africa and Australia and concluded that Gondwana must have had a long stable tectonic history.[2] Similarly‚ in the reconstruction of Rogers 1993‚ 1996
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The Brain-in-a-Vat hypothesis is a notion that originates from epistemology: a branch of philosophy that investigates the nature and limitations of human knowledge. More specifically‚ the hypothesis comes from a subset of epistemology called‚ skepticism. Skepticism questions the possibility of certainty in knowledge. It has become a well-accepted theory in the mind of the skeptic that knowledge consists of one’s beliefs that are both true and infallibly justified. Throughout this essay you will find
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1. The Schumpeter hypothesis links firms operating under a monopoly market structure as most important for technological innovation. Arrow‚ on the other hand‚ suggests most progress can be achieved in a perfectly competitive market. Compare and contrast these two arguments. An important issue in economics is how market structure affects innovation. In 1934‚ Schumpeter observed that some markets become increasingly concentrated‚ both with respect to innovation activities and market competition
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is‚ but something else‚ a simulated object called Tucson‚ whether the simulation has an identical experience to the real Tucson is not the philosophical point. The Matrix hypothesis is the same as the metaphysics hypothesis David Chalmers claims. The metaphysics hypothesis is made up of three hypotheses. These three hypotheses are known as computational‚ creation and mind body hypotheses. The computational hypothesis “Microphysical processes throughout space-time are constituted by underlying computational
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1.) Were the North American megafauna wiped out by early human colonizers? The Overkill hypothesis is of the Clovis crossing into a “virgin continent” (The America’s) and wiped out the megafauna due to overhunting. First developed by Paul Martin in the 1960’s‚ Clovis started to occupy North and South America 13‚500-12‚500 years ago; soon after early sites were established 17 genera of North and South American megafauna went extinct between 13‚250-12‚900 (other species such as ground sloths become
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With the world becoming quickly all over the globe and the improved joining of nations there has been extremely lively advancement in the previous six decades. Improvement has seen noteworthy scurry after the World War II (Rapley‚ 2007). John Rapley (2007) too has endeavored to clarify that the new hypotheses like Modernization Hypothesis and Reliance Hypothesis frame the past attempt to clarify the relationship existing between different nations on the planet and why there exist a distinction between
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good-genes and sexy-sons hypotheses focus on direct benefits associated with female choice. The good-genes hypothesis proposes that a female will choose to mate with males that they believe will produce better offspring. Typically this decision is based off a phenotypic trait that is an sign of higher genetic fitness‚ however sometimes these traits are not good indicators. The sexy-sons hypothesis is similar however it posits that females will choose the most attractive males to mate with so that those
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• 2 hypothesis of heredity o “Blending” hypothesis: you are a mixture of genetic information from your parents. (bucket of paint) o “Particulate” hypothesis: you receive discreet packets of genetic information‚ passed on undiluted to future generations. (bucket of marbles) • Mendelian genetics o Character: inheritable feature‚ i.e.‚ fur color o Trait: variant for a character‚ i.e.‚ brown o True-bred: all off-spring of same variety o Hybridization: crossing of two different true-breds o P
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It affects how you feel‚ think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. There is not a quick and easy way to deal with depression. From the scientific view point‚ the only way to treat depression is with medication. But in recent studies‚ the serotonin hypothesis says differently. The medication does not treat the disorder but only the symptoms. The serotonin hypothesis dates back to the 1960s. Depression is associated with a reduction in serotonin uptake sites
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