In my family there is a tradition of interest in science: my grandmother was college professor in chemistry and physics‚ and both my parents were trained as mechanical engineers in college. When I was a kid‚ my mom showed me a box full of extremely tiny gears — those that table clocks are made out of — and told me what each part was for. And I remember thinking "this is the coolest tiling I’ve ever seen!’ I have been interested in mechanical structures and the inner working of human-made and natural
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Bill Nye: The Science Guy Andrew A. Sullivan University of Alaska Anchorage History William Sanford Nye‚ more commonly known as a TV show host on American Broadcasting Company’s (Abc) Bill Nye: The Science Guy. Most people who grew up in the ninety’s think of him as a movie star‚ which is unarguably true‚ however nobody really thinks of how he ended up hosting one of the most famous TV shows and where and what he is doing today. William Nye was born in Washington‚ D.C. on November 27‚ 1955
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of view What is Science? Webster’s New World Dictionary (1972) defines science as a systematized knowledge derived from observation‚ study‚ and experiment carried on in order to determine the nature of principles of what is studied. Science refers‚ then‚ not only to the content; plants‚ animals‚ minerals and forces in the world which is already known about‚ but to the process‚ a method of inquiry into observed phenomena. Why is Science important? For teachers and children‚ science has to do with the
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It can not be denied that with the development of science and technology‚ people live in a more comfortable way which they can never image one hundred years before. Sciences and arts change people’s thoughts and improve human culture. Some changes may be good‚ others may be not that delightful‚ but no matter how‚ we still go forward in the wave of science revolution. What scientists do is all about human needs‚ not like Rousseau argued‚ which is only a result of pride and vanity. For example
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benefit us today. Louis Pasteur was and extraordinary man who had amazing traits that led him to always search for answers. He documented everything he did in journals which were then passed down in his family. This journals create controversy in the science world because it is hard to recreate ideas if you don’t have all of the details. After the journals had reached the end of their familial line they were then donated. He first started out studying the breakdown of wine crystals now called fermentation
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The difference between common sense and science. Plainly stated common sense is information gathered from everyday knowledge and science is thorough research on a particular subject with concluded facts. In a wilderness of common sense‚ science stands a lonely pinnacle One of the strongest features of science is that it can correct our seriously flawed cognition and give us an unfiltered view of reality. Most people put a lot of faith into relying on common sense and intuition‚ but as any
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greatest controversies of the twenty first century is the compatibility of science with traditional and cultural practices. Time and time again‚ cosmopolitan groups of scientists‚ philosophers‚ among others have delved into this issue. While some believe that science is compatible with traditional and cultural practices‚ others fully counter this. To answer this question‚ I shall elaborate on the various instances when science has shown signs of compatibility with traditions and cultures as well as
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“experimental sciences”. What counts as an experiment? Can experiments be undertaken in other subjects? Are there some necessary conditions for an activity to be an experiment‚ for example‚ hypotheses‚ data‚ manipulation of variables‚ observation‚ generalization and expectations of outcomes? Experimental sciences are the systematic observations of phenomena for the purpose of learning new facts or testing the application of theories to known facts [1913 Webster] this means that experimental science is experiments
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During and after the thirteenth century‚ Islamic scientific activity seemed to be in a decline. Very little is known among scholars about the decline of Islam science‚ and various theories are proposed. In his monograph “Science in Medieval Islam: An Illustrated Introduction‚” Turner touches upon a potential reason for the decline of the Islamic Golden Age. He suggests that‚ during the Golden Age‚ the general conception of Islamic followers and society was that Islamic tradition‚ the Prophet Muhammad
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world be like today if science had no limits? Would there be an end to world hunger and would we have full grown clones of humans? But would we also have new strains of fatal viruses that can wipe out an entire population‚ or what about genetically mutated superhumans trying to control the world? If science was unlimited‚ the world could either be the perfect planet‚ or it can fall into the hands of mad men only who unleash the wrath of unknown science throughout the planet. Science can not be limitless
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