Why scientists seem to change their minds (6)
Reason 6: The entire dataset was not considered The scientific method is a good way to get more objective answers...
Reason 6: The entire dataset was not considered The scientific method is a good way to get more objective answers...
Reason 5: Someone else misinterpreted the results Yesterday I mentioned that scientists sometimes misinterpret what they observe but of course...
Reason 4: The scientist misinterpreted the results Sometimes the scientific findings are correct but the way they are interpreted is not....
Reason 3: They lied (or at least stretched the truth!) Let’s be completely honest. Scientists are human beings and human...
Reason 2: They didn’t ask the right questions A scientific experiment gives you the answer to a specific question (e.g. does this intervention...
Approximately once a year, I get into an argument with my father about the reliability of scientific evidence. My dad...
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