PPT-Science and Pseudoscience

Sorting Fact from Fiction J David ODell PhD Associate Professor of Chemistry Glenville State College What is Science From Latin scientia meaning knowledge Often regarded as a knowledge base. Why I care if You Waste Your Money. What is Science?. A process, not a recipe:. Get curious. . Ask a question. . Decide how to figure out an answer.. Do an experiment. Make sure you understand what you are doing.. August 21, 2015. (1.2 in your books). Meme Moment. Scientist of the Day. Stephen Hawking. Studies space and time. Diagnosed with ALS in college – thought he’d only live 2 years. When he finally got a wheelchair, he did a bunch of crazy tricks. 2: . The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge. Description. . :. . A: Scientific knowledge is based on empirical . evidence and . is appropriate for understanding the natural world, but it provides only a limited understanding of the supernatural, aesthetic, or other ways of knowing, such as art, philosophy, or religion. . Project Alpha. Chris Lindner. UT Austin. What we’ve covered. What is science?. What is a theory?. What is a valid argument?. How do we test science?. What is the impact of pseudoscience?. Developing your own viewpoints.. Overview. Epistemology. Review pseudoscience video. Characteristics of science. Characteristics of pseudoscience. Epistemology (Ways of Knowing). Authority. Logic. Life experience. Science. Descriptive studies. Lesson 1. Answers to questions 1 & 2. Question 1: . Directional . (one-tailed is . acceptable). Question 2:. 1 . mark for correctly stating that the result is . significant.. 2 . further marks for an explanation: . . Lesson 1. What is meant by pseudoscience?. Name the characteristics of pseudoscience?. Specialist terminology . No progress in the accumulation of knowledge. Evidence based on anecdotal evidence. Proposes unfalsifiable hypotheses. . 12 Stations. Spend 1 minute at each station. Decide which horoscope applies to you the most.. Choose your horoscope. Aquarius. January 20-February 18. 11. Aries. March 21-April 19. 1. Cancer. June 22-July 22. Overview. What is science?. Science vs. pseudoscience. Scientific . method and . critique. How do we generate research ideas?. Ideas from theory. Ideas from other sources. How do we evaluate research ideas?. - Seth . Mnookin. Science. is a process that seeks to understand the natural and social world through the collection and analysis of evidence.. There are four major concepts in the pursuit of science:. Volume 29 284 In this fourth issue of 2018, 10 articles have been brought together. The first five focus on Chemistry. Mexico’s Irma Rojas-Oviedo, Arcelia Meléndez-Ocampo, and Nancy Herrera- G Those who perform hypnosis often find people who will replicate their desired results (makes it easier when their subjects also want to believe). It is easy to dismiss contradicting evidence that a subject may give during hypnosis . Science – study of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. can be tested using the scientific method. Pseudoscience- Beliefs or practice where scientific method cannot be applied . Martin Donohoe. Carl Sagan. “I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other...