Number theory

Brodie refers to evolution as being controversial, I fail to see it as so, controversial means debatable, and to date there is no more well researched, well founded, and supported scientific theory for the origin of species. Reading this opening reminded me of the Bill Nye – Ken Ham debate, Bill Nye argued that creation is not a viable scientific explanation to the origin of species while Ken Ham opposed. In the final moments of the debate, both men were asked, what would change each other’s…

be able to test the evidence fully. He states that if you create your theory after finding evidence, there is no way to test the validity of the theory using that evidence. According to Keynes, he stated that those who provide evidence after coming up with a hypothesis essentially will have more weight placed on it as oppose to a theory that is created surrounding the findings. This is due to the fact that grounds which the theory has been created didn't come from nowhere.…

Ten fingers. What can we count on ten fingers? Most of you could count how many siblings you have, how many days until winter break, or how much money you have in your backpack. For me, I can count how many schools I've been to so far in my life, 8. It may not seem like a lot but consider they are towns, cities, and even countries apart.People say it's easier for me since I was "little" and I won't remember the friends I've made or worry about customs I had to change from moving to a different…

three different types of theories of why we have college. These theories cater to three different types of people and how they believe the education system should work. Theory one is the belief that most people are not qualified for college and that if everyone went to college a degree loses its value and that you should be rewarded for your hard work. Theory two believes that everyone should have the same opportunity to attend college and to receive an education. Lastly theory three is the…

Implicit Theories of Intelligence Predict Achievement Across an Adolescent Transition: A Longitudinal Study and an Intervention This peer reviewed journal examines the aspects on the theories of intelligence in adolescents’ mathematics achievement. With this in mind, the 2 studies debate on incremental theory versus entity theory and an intervention teaching regarding positive change. Therefore, psychologist will try to prove with this longitudinal study that with time intelligence can be…

hypothesis in isolation and redefined the Quine-Duhem Thesis to claim, “Any seemingly disconfirming observational evidence can always be accommodated to any theory.” (Klee 65) The philosophy of science is mainly apprehensive with the methods, predictions, and conclusions of science. Today, a hypothesis is generally thought by scientists to be a law or theory awaiting to be proven through an experiment. Some question how much evidence or what types of evidence we need in order to construct a…

Chapter 10 in Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science is called “Why Clever People Believe Stupid Things” and the title alone hints what the upcoming theories will be about. When I read the title of the chapter, the first thing I thought about was superstitions and luck. As I read on, I discovered that the theory does actually touch upon the topic of luck. The Randomness theory discusses how humans have a habit of making something out of nothing (Goldacre, 2008). Goldacre provides a few example of this,…

In the “Meno”, Socrates is given a logical dilemma in the form of Meno’s Paradox that questions our ability as humans to learn anything at all. There have been many ways people have answered this dilemma. Socrates answers this dilemma through his Theory of Recollection. This may not be the best way to answer Meno’s Paradox and there might be a better way to answer it. We always have partial knowledge on the subject at hand and when we learn we are merely building upon that already learned…

Critical Constructionism is the combination of two theories in sociology, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Social constructionism means that our realities are shaped by our experiences and our interactions with others. This lesson explains social constructionism and its connection to symbolic interactionism.Conflict theory is the work of Karl Marx; the focus of this Theory is the troubles and struggle between employers and employees, but also the rich and poor, men and women, and…

indivisible and infinite in size and shape as well as firm and completely solid” and that they “existed in a void moving about combining and recombining” (European Graduate School). Later on, a scientist named John Dalton had a similar theory which became well known. In his theory he states that atoms cannot be divided, all atoms of an element must have the same mass and properties, atoms can be rearranged to form compounds and that a combinations…