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In a way it is great to be able to think about things such as how quickly the iron core will
become more solid. I should not think most of our ancestors thought a lot about the Earth traveling through space. Except one or two of the fortunate wealthy citizens who had time to contemplate. The more one delves into science the more precarious we appear to be, but it is still fascinating. I think my teachers thought the earth was flat.
posted by
C_C_T
on April 12, 2015 at 8:18 AM
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By now Greek mythology's fiction. It's no longer, having other gods before God. Not in a long run of thousands of years Naut.
posted by
BC-A
on April 11, 2015 at 1:39 PM
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Gosh, it's good to be back!! I think the thing I love most about science is that it never says "this is it; this is the only truth." Science provides us with a premise, backed by some evidence, and finally a logical conclusion. Then it sits back and says "what do you think", or "how could you interpret this differently" or "have I missed anything?". It's a beautiful, fluid process that finds glory in open discussion and honest debating.
posted by
Mia890
on April 11, 2015 at 9:19 AM
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So, being the subject is science, wouldn't the conclusions be theories. Or a hypothesis.
I would imagine like you said that is probably what Kabu's professors meant. There is
no sure answer.
posted by
Vermont01
on April 10, 2015 at 6:54 PM
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Nautikos
My first experiment was trying to find what ingredients I could mix together to pour on the dead armadillo some kids had dumped in our front yard in Elysian Fields as a prank. It was before I entered school so I knew nothing of conclusions or what....I was just very determined and tried every combo in the cabinet before I was caught out.....
posted by
Krisles
on April 10, 2015 at 6:54 PM
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Nautikos
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 10, 2015 at 6:11 PM
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well there we go. My teacher at high school was not a teacher but a Scientist...Boarding schools didn't always have teachers as such...so she was right and the Science Prof. for the Nursing school of the Uni. was wrong. I wrote my first assignment laid out exactly as I had been taught all those years ago by the Scientist and had been told we absolutely don't have a conclusion these days....well now that is 20 years ago, no more.
So now I have to think ...if 2 Scientists find a different answer to something, they can still have found a conclusion to their own project...is that right or am I still swimming in mud. LOL
posted by
Kabu
on April 10, 2015 at 5:46 PM
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I remember those days in science class growing up, always having the conclusion. I cannot imagine a lab report without one.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 10, 2015 at 5:03 PM
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I think my favorite thing about science generally is how unlimited
and diverse it is - everything from seeds, how worms improve soil, the impact of brushing one's teeth on the health of their gut, to what's beyond the end of our universe and how can we find out for sure. Are we going to find dark matter when we next run the hedron (sp?) collider now that we've found Higgs-Boson (or have we?)... It's like we're digging up a mountain with a teaspoon.
posted by
Pat_B
on April 10, 2015 at 1:35 PM
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I used to love Mr. Science....you should start a new series here for us, with all the newest info, just keep the audience level in mind please - those who want a more serious discussion can ask questions and engage you that way! 
posted by
Krisles
on April 10, 2015 at 11:50 AM
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Sadly, Naut.....
Our universities, bastions of progressive thought that they are....have gone from drawing conclusions to an eternity of jumping them.....
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on April 10, 2015 at 10:47 AM
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