but people are slow to realize that experimentation is only one way‚ among a variety of ways‚ in which scientists gather information. In their pursuit of new scientific knowledge‚ scientists may conduct surveys‚ or build on pre-existing information using assumptions and theories‚ along with experimentation‚ in order to obtain knowledge in any particular scientific field. That which the scientists determine as knowledge‚ however‚ does not always mirror that which the public receives as new scientific
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specifically adapted for aquatic life‚ cetaceans‚ according to scientists‚ have actually evolved from land animals. Some scientists even argue that cetaceans evolved from artiodactyls‚ which are land-dwelling ungulates (Rose.‚ 2001). Artiodactyls include mammals such as cattle‚ deer‚ hippopotami‚ and pigs (Spaulding et al.‚ 2009). In fact‚ some scientists go as far as to claim the hippopotamids are a sister group to cetaceans (Rose‚ 2001). Other scientists claim cetaceans actually evolved from mesonychians‚
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further from the truth. The life’s work of a scientist can be taken away in an instant. In a passage from “The Great Influenza‚” John M. Barry expresses that the success of a scientist depends on their capacity to handle challenges. Using ethos‚ extended metaphor‚ and rhetorical questions‚ Barry characterizes science as a path of uncertainty. Barry’s use of ethos begins with a quote from Claude Bernard‚ who believed that “science teaches us to doubt.” Scientists must have the strength to doubt their beliefs
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because scientists can’t figure out how it got there‚who did it‚and why it’s there. One thing that leaves scientists wondering about Stonehenge is they can’t figure out how it got there. They think that the people who transported the stones perhaps had to drag the stones over land. Another theory is ancient glaciers deposited the massive boulders across the plains of Southern England‚and Stone-Age monument makers transported them to the site. Second thing that leaves scientists curious
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good thing because uncertainty can slowly lead us in the right direction‚ if not at our destination. Barry also listed the characteristics of a scientist to explain all the traits that scientists require. One does not only require “intelligence” and “curiosity”‚ but they also need “patience‚ creativity‚ and courage” to be a scientist. The work of scientist is very tough‚ because their research and beliefs can all fall apart with a little new discovery. Many people believe that one needs to be scientifically
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In the 1960s a group of scientists became concerned about the use of a pesticide called dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)‚ which adversely affected the eggs of some birds‚ such as eagles and falcons. In addition‚ DTT also had the potential to harm humans as the chemical could be passed throughout the food chain. After recognizing the detrimental effect of the pesticide on the birds and the potential to harm humans‚ the scientist attempted to get the chemical banned. After being denied by the
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shaped‚ and ignorantly formed‚ and did not describe what scientists were doing. Kuhn proposed that science is not an empirical‚ cumulative‚ progressive pursuit towards an objective truth. Rather‚ it is conducted through the utilization of subjective paradigms‚ which are commonly accepted theories that‚ “provide models from which spring particular traditions of scientific research beliefs‚” and that these paradigms influence the way scientists perceive reality. Further‚ the scientific community abruptly
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traditional geocentric model of the universe and replacing it with a heliocentric model. The works of Scientists such as Galileo‚ Copernicus‚ and Newton opened up the eyes of European citizens and scientists and changed their outlooks on the world. Scientific success was hard to come by as there were many obstacles because many people had different views and opinions on a certain subject. The work of scientists in the Scientific Revolution was affected both positively by the government and negatively by
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Ruth Alozie Chemistry take home test May 4 2013 Statement: All experiment carried out by scientist in laboratory yield experimental results that are accurate. Scientist follows directions accurately and repeat experiments multiple times to ensure that all their result are correct. If an experiment is done correctly‚ the final product (actual yield) will be equivalent to the amount
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the arms industry. Ho&Saunders (2001) also expressed a similar view that scientists could not make up their own mind on selecting the research fields without considering other factors. To illustrate this‚ scientists might be constrained to do “practical research” and give up “theoretical research” because the former one would receive more capital from funders‚ even though the latter one is more attractive to scientists. What’s more‚ some unpopular research could be neglected. Monbiat (2001‚July
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