Affect theory

When people think of Isaac Newton and the contributions he made to science they usually think of his law of gravitation, but there is so much more. He came up with the three laws of motion, theory of light, and the universal law of gravitation. Newton transformed the history of science. In the first three years when Newton was at Cambridge, he, like everybody else, was taught the standard curriculum, but he was more interested in the advanced science. (Isaac Newton, 1) One of his very first…

Like the title “Why Scientists Should Embrace the Liberal Arts” implies, Skorton believes embracing the liberal arts will enable scientists to communicate to the public more effectively. But before we dives into how Skorton delivers his message persuasively, we need to identify his target audiences first. To start off, by publishing this essay on Scientific American under the category of science, Skorton is targeting at scientists and science enthusiasts since Scientific American is a popular…

Briefly speaking about each of the parts, the first one presents the reasoning for social physics, attributing to the themes of social exploration (Chapter 2), idea flow (Chapter 3), and engagement (Chapter 4). The author starts with the explanation how social exploration is deeply connected with the diversity of ideas and social learning, the combination of which is the only way which leads to any innovation. Pentland advocates the “wisdom of the crowd” judgment in contrast to individual…

What is epistemology? In laymen’s terms, it is the study of knowledge and if its formal definition is given, according to Oxford dictionary, it is the study of knowledge, in regards to its method, validity, and scope. It is the investigation of what distinguishes justified beliefs and pure opinion (“Epistemology”). What does it really mean outside of its textbook meaning? Carl Sagan helps readers understand it in his book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, through one of…

Occam Razor refers to a theory. The main idea of this theory is there is no need to waste excessive resources to research or judge something since fewer resources may also help to reach an ideal result (Sartre, 2003). In the management field, through applying Occam Razor theory, the company would learn to use the most efficient team instead of the team composed of the most employees. In the philosophy field, this theory means people should view the world in the most convenient…

Every even has a cause. This fact is known as determinism. (Sider, 113) Determinism offers a theoretical explanation of how events occur. It refutes the theory of free will which states that people are in control of the decisions they make. Sider, being a proponent of determinism, argues that people’s belief in determinism is reasonable since the success of science is quite evident. All technological innovations owe their existence to science that is able to explain all things observed by human…

reasoning as part of the Scientific Method. The importance of the Scientific Method is that the method attempts to minimize the influence of bias or prejudice in the experimenter. The Scientific Method also allows for one to prove or disprove a theory or hypothesis. it allows for results from an experiment to be repeated or validated. The Scientific Method is a standardized method for proving or disproving an…

easier for commercial transactions to take place between geographic communities. Measurement is the basis of much of the entire enterprise of science, where phenomena are observed, analyzed, and described. Measurements serve as evidence to support the theories that scientists propose to explain phenomena. The scientific community makes many demands on a measurement system. A scientific system of measurement must have reproducible standards, well-defined fundamental…

Since the dawn of our creation, the decision to choose between good and evil has been the most vital decision of all time, but what ultimately controls our decisions? Can we explain any decisions we make? This question has been at the core of the social sciences since they first came about. Those in opposition to the social sciences claim free will is the moral choices you make everyday to say yes and no to good and evil. On the other hand, social scientists argue, if you can bring science to…

The scientific method is the tool that scientist have used through the human history to understand how many phenomena occur in the in the universe. However, the universe can be complex to be recorded in some cases, for example, how a body is affected when it suffers the speed of the light could be hardly testable. This complexity makes the scientists use their instinct and abilities at the time they applied the scientific method. In addition, an absolute truth cannot be obtained. The universe…