Scientific American

to flourish in Europe. Many men in the universities of major cities in Europe began conducting experiments and developing theories and and coming up with conclusions. The men had a complete monopoly on scientific discovery during this time period. Eventually women wanted to break into the scientific field as well but were limited by their societal roles and the ones who eventually did become scientists were subjected to heavy prejudice by men. For generations, European women had been stuck in…

The developments from 1492-1687 created a new profound feeling of humanism and individualism throughout Europe. Scientific thought made humanity think of themselves as individuals rather than blindly following the church. Exploration boosted the confidence of Europeans through new discoveries and overall created a different look at life. Throughout the 15th, 16th, and 17th century there were many developments in science which caused people to reevaluate how they thought. Scientists of the time…

logic, promoting intellectual exchange and the scientific method. The philosophes attempted to examine and either prove or disprove ideas, both new and old, challenging a few older patterns of Western thinking through the use of scientific reasoning and logic. But on a larger scale, the new thought process served a very similar purpose: to justify often-biased “truths” and ideas to the public through trust in a superior authority, in this case the scientific method. The Enlightenment may have…

would theorize that is consonant with science. In other words, one cannot ignore the fact that the data and the way the Buddha expounded his teaching is very similar to that of science methodology, namely, empiricism. It is very much alike to the scientific method that is well-known today—of theoretical, hypothesis, test, and result. Further, the Buddha place great emphasis on critical thinking and reasoning make it vivid clear to scholars to think that Buddhism is in agreement with science. Let…

The techniques and beliefs held by both the proponents and opponents of vaccines are worthy of study due to their shocking similarity. This suggests that this debate may be the precursor for a new form of scientific public debate and is therefore worthy of more study than it has been given. The proponents and the opponents of the modern vaccine debate both use a wide variety of rhetoric techniques, and it is not uncommon to read two articles written with different opinions but identical in their…

Let’s Talk Science, an organization focused on education and outreach to support youth development, defines scientific literacy broadly to include proficient understanding in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Being scientifically literate not only helps those who are employed, or are pursuing careers in these fields, but it can also…

Lloyd discusses the impact that the role feminism, the philosophy about women, has in scientific research. Lloyd’s position is that feminism can be and should be a significant key and role in making scientific research objective and rigorous. Going along these lines, this means that the influence of feminism on scientific methods is an example about how particular and value-laden perspectives should influence scientific inquiry. I agree and support Lloyd’s position because of her shown research…

own scholarly, scientific opinion about each theory. His input informs an oblivious reader into the logic of said theories and provides…

“Vaccines, modern medicine, our ability to feed billions of people, those are triumphs of the scientific method. And to my mind, the scientific method -- trying stuff out, seeing if it works, changing it when it doesn't -- is one of the great accomplishments of humanity”. He speculates that instead of the people to embark on solving this eminent issue, the current world is really embracing scientific growth above the basic needs. He as well poses a question on how advancement in science would be…

prompted innovation in art, philosophy, and politics. The Enlightenment is the inspiration of modern day government, science, mathematics, and civil rights.The enlightenment intensified due to new methods and discoveries achieved in the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Method of observation and experimentation created by Francis Bacon and a testable hypothesis inspired Isaac Newton to make a range of discoveries. Rene Descartes, “The Father of Modern Philosophy” and mathematician,…