wonderingmind42 has 3 videos that discuss the nature of science and the Scientific Method.
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- science is unavoidably tentative and uncertain
- science is the best way to predict or manipulate physical world
- scientific thinking and critical thinking are essentially the same thing
- you can start with beliefs and then look for evidence to support them OR
- if start with beliefs you ignor evidence that contradicts them (confirmation bias)
- start with evidence and base your beliefs on the evidence observed
- how do we decide some things are facts ? - when do you need to do some interpretation?
- Interpretation of evidence can be done poorly or skillfully
- statistics can mislead
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