Albert Einstein‚ one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century‚ received a letter from Phyllis Wright in 1936. In this letter‚ Phyllis asks Einstein whether or not scientists pray. In his response‚ Einstein’s purpose was not only to answer Phyllis’ question‚ but he wanted to express to the public that everyone has a belief in the unknown‚ whether it be religion or scientific knowledge. Einstein uses words which mirror those used in religion and a neutral diction‚ and he structures his letter
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conclusions. Key Terms 1. Science- organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world 2. Observation- the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful‚ orderly way 3. Inference- an interpretation based on what scientists already know 4. Hypothesis- a scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested 5. Controlled Experiment- an experiment where only one variable changes 6. Independent Variable- the variable that is changed 7. Dependent Variable-
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it so researchable and interesting; there is information on both sides of the argument - on Oppenheimer’s morals and on criticism on the U.S. government. Scientists‚ can kind of care‚ care‚ or not care about morality; and there is a responsibility when making war decisions - there should be a parallel harmony between the government and scientists. However the
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. From my point of view‚ if there are no other alternatives‚ and if it is possible that this will contribute to science‚ animals may be used for experimental research. Although the animal rights activists claim that people and
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2011 Area of Knowledge: Natural Sciences & Arts Ways of Knowing: Perception→ Reason and Emotion Knowledge Issue: To what extent may the subjective nature of perception be regarded as an advantage for artists but an obstacle to be overcome by scientists? A person who produces paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby is called an Artist. All artists have a way to express their art works. These expressions are usually recognized by different kinds of perspectives. One of the most common
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dating methods‚ scientists depended on their past archives of fossils and strata in order to determine how old a newly found fossil was. However‚ it wasn’t until the mid 20th century that scientists could abandon this pathetic‚ inaccurate process and move into a more acceptable precise and detailed procedure. The old way was done by comparing one fossil to other fossils found in the same layer of the earth’s ground and studying the physical characteristics of the fossil. Scientists took guesses and
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explanation of what scientists observe in nature or in the results of their experiment. A scientific theory is a well-tested and widely accepted scientific hypothesis. The Scientific Law (Law of Nature) is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the universe. Peer review involves scientists openly publishing details of the models and methods they used‚ the results of their experiments‚ and the reasoning behind their hypothesis for other scientists in their field
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horrible effects on us‚ and that it might be our demise. At first‚ scientists believed Global Warming to be a result of too much human activity‚ but as they years have passed and they have researched more‚ they now claim that Global Warming is a natural process which happens every now and then in a cycle with ice-ages. They now say that after an ice age‚ the earth will start to heat up‚ and that this process can take many years. Scientists say that the earth is now on the heating part of the cycle‚ and
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According to the scientific world view‚ life has been changing ever since the first cell appeared. Scientists believe that many of our modern organisms came from common ancestors. Having a common ancestor with another organism means that both evolved from the same ancient animal. The concept that inherited characteristics within a population change over generations is called evolution. Scientists think that the earth was formed over 4.6 billion years ago. They have divided this time into three eras
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What are the origins of life on Earth? This question has been highly debated by scientists for a long time. Scientists are trying to determine what makes Earth so unique that life thrives here but in no other planets that we are aware of. There are several theories that scientists have proposed in trying to determine the origins of life on Earth. Some theorize that life derived from an extraterrestrial source‚ others believe autotrophs were the source‚ and other groups hypothesizes that heterotrophs
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