1.How do scientists get their information?
Experimentation, research, other scientists...
2.How do scientists reach a conclusion?
Generally, they don't. They create thories, and may reach a consensus, but reaching a solid conclusion in science is extremely rare.
3.If you were doing science, what would your workspace look like? Explain.
Organized chaos. That is what my workspace looks like now, and I don't think it would be any different because of a change in career.
4.How many times a day do you feel you run into scientific work?
Scientific work, one or two. Results of scientific work, thousands.
5.How much do you trust what scientists say?
It depends on the scientist, what he is saying, and how well he backs it up. There are bad scientists just as there are bad practitioners of any other occupation.
6.Who does science?
Scientists, researchers, grad students...
7.What do you think are the differences between science and technology? Why?
Science is exploring the boundaries of what we know. Technology is the practical applications of results of that exploration.
8.What do you use to determine the trustworthiness of a new scientific study?
Did it truely follow the scientific method? What was the sample size? What were the uncontrolled variables, and how many were there? Did the samples include unexplained exceptions? The reputation of the publisher, and what other scientists who have reviewed the work said about it. |
