You may have learned in a previous science class that scientific hypotheses must make testable predictions. A less simplified statement is that scientific hypotheses must be falsifiable. Falsifiability is a cornerstone of science. Start by reading the entry on the Criterion of falsifiability from Encyclopedia Britannica. I like to simplify the definition of falsifiable by … Continue reading Falsifiability
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The Scientific Method
It is a common misconception that the scientific method is series of steps that scientists use to prove a hypothesis either correct or incorrect. Imagine a common junior high science project. Two near-identical plants are planted in identical soil under identical light. One is watered daily, one is not. The one that is watered thrives, … Continue reading The Scientific Method
What is moving? The Stars or the Earth?
Stars appear to rotate around a point in the upper left corner of this time lapse image taken from a campsite in Arizona's White Mountains. You probably know that astronomers in Ancient Greece thought that the stars spun around a fixed, immovable Earth, but that we now know that the Earth moves - rotating around … Continue reading What is moving? The Stars or the Earth?
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