Nature of Science

What is Science?

A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.

Science is a process.

What makes something science?

Falsifiability Science can be proven wrong

Einstein vs Newton Repeatable

If you can’t do it again you never did it in the first place Cold fusion

Evidence based String theory

Applies Everywhere

So science can be wrong?

Can something be proven true? Nothing can be proven correct, only incorrect. In science once numerous experiments have

supported a theory, we say it is correct. However, one experiment that proves it wrong kills the theory.

Knowledge vs Faith

Definitions

Hypothesis – An explanation of an event or principle, based on some research. Not an educated guess.

Law – A mathematical principle that has no predictive such as F=ma.

Theory – A highly supported explanation of a phenomenon, which also has the ability to predict. A theory is often supported by thousands of experiments.