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“In science it’s not a sin to change your mind when the evidence demands it” (Ashenbach 2015, p. 47). But how do we encourage students to seek out and discover accurate scientific evidence and understand what it truly is and not be afraid to admit they were wrong when new evidence is uncovered? Students are influenced by many factors in their life; from parents, friends, teachers, and social media that it can be extremely challenging to teach them what science really is. Is it even conceivable…

3) “Science that is supported by public funding should be subject to more stringent regulation and ethical scrutiny than privately-funded science.” Discuss. In the world of science, just like regular law and jurisdiction, scientists are subjected to regulations too when conducting their scientific research. This is to ensure that they abide by moral duties and responsibilities. The mode of regulation in science can occurs at different levels such as institutional rules, professional bodies,…

Mathematical biology is the use of mathematical models and concepts to help understand the biological world and the processes of disease. As of today, it is one of the fastest growing research areas in mathematics. Mariel Vazquez is a mathematical biologist and specializes in the applications of topological methods and computational tools to the study of DNA rearrangements, DNA and protein interactions, and DNA packing. Born and raised in Mexico to engineer parents and grandparents, Vazquez…

Globally, there are substantial differences in women’s and men’s rates of participation in STEM (science, technology, education, and math) careers and in their test scores in these. Though in some countries and in some levels of education, women earn better scores than men on math and science tests, it is much more common for men to outperform women, and men are universally overrepresented in STEM careers. Researchers have exploited country-level differences in these phenomena in an attempt to…

experience you have that will be useful in an engineering research internship position. Although my research career has just begun, I have accumulated a strong background in a several research fields and more importantly have developed a strong research foundation that will help to ensure my future endeavors as an intern as well as a researcher. In my past two semesters I have gained valuable research experience by participating in the Honors Program at the College of San Mateo. Comprised of a…

The decades surrounding the quantum revolution in science have been chronicled countless times. Among the ranks of noted histories, Uncertainty by David Lindley brings a unique perspective of a classic tale. The turbulent period in science marked the evolution from absolute determinism to probabilistic interactions. After this era, entropy did not always increase, only sometimes. By following the introduction of Heisenberg’s famous uncertainty principle, Lindley represents the giants of physics…

(RCR). This program is required for the institutions that receiving federal funding. It aims to prepare scientists and students who conducting research to dealing properly with many ethical dilemmas they may face. Therefore, it maintains integrity of science and public trust. This essay will investigate and increase the awareness of RCR training in the scientific research and discuss procedures to increase the efficiency of such a training. According…

Isaac Newton is mainly known for his great achievements in science. But Isaac Newton was very involved with the Anglican Church and did support a lot of great things. We won't get to that just yet, let's start from the beginning where it all began. “On January 4, 1643, Isaac Newton was born in the hamlet of Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England (using the "old" Julien calendar, Newton's birth date is sometimes displayed as December 25, 1642)” (A&E Networks Television). Newtons dad passed away three…

There is no crisis in the field of Psychology or Social Sciences research. In the past few years, there have been an increased number of retractions and fabrication incidents in the psychology and social sciences research, which caused speculations that these fields are currently in a crisis. Recently, an initiative called “Reproducibility Project” was conducted at the University of Virginia that reran 100 psychology experiments from three reputed psychology journals and stated that over 60% of…

as well as scientific beliefs, in fact a very famous Einstein quote is “Science without religion is lame, and Religion without Science is blind” and it is no surprise as Einstein himself was a Jew and having this strong religious background still contributed to much of today’s science. The stereotype in the 21st century is that religion cannot be connected with science or a religious person cannot believe in science and vice versa. This is evident even in dictionaries, for example,…