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How science works?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Because of the self correcting structure of the scientific method, science works. False conclusions can be part of science for years but eventually they are identified and corrected. Unfortunately, the media do not understand science very well. When a new finding is published, the media are quick to put out a headline to the effect that "Scientist report yada yada yada" then two years later when the first follow up studies are published, the media is quick to report "Scientists reverse earlier conclusions, now they say yada yada yada." This makes it sound like scientists can't make up their mind, that once they say one thing then they say the opposite. Some people even say things like, "You can prove anything with science." Of course that is simply not true and it is based on a misunderstanding of the slow, self-correcting, method used in science.

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14y ago

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