In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. This week, the spotlight is on the scientific method: As the world scrambles to deal ...

Scientific applications turn real-world objects into mathematical models, and their actions are simulated by executing the required formulas. For example, an airplane's flight characteristics can ...

This is the basis of the modern scientific method. It blossomed in the 17th century ... the philosopher Karl Popper argued the defining characteristic of real science is that it must be capable ...

Besides helping to collect samples or spot butterflies for research projects — non-professionals can now conduct actual ...

Gaining understanding of the physical world from ... using the scientific method to design experiments and analyze data collected from their own experimental apparatus. One can only really learn ...

This book emphasizes the advantages of being explicit about these thought processes and aims to help those undertaking ecological research to develop a critical attitude to approaching a scientific ..

Psychologists say that the scientific method — observation ... like not being asked for a refund after a date. For example, if you’ve observed that unclear communication about “values ...

Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 ...

One of the 2024 laureates, developmental biologist Victor Ambros, was denied tenure at Harvard University three decades ago, ...

A Lehigh University research team has now collaborated with Massachusetts General Hospital in an effort to transform medical ...

From a distant, little-understood part of the sports world ... traditional methods of analysis, player recruitment, scouting and much more. Below are three real-world examples of the way ...

English has secured its place as the global lingua franca, with over 1.3 billion speakers worldwide. As the language of ...