Science and ethics

Right & wrong in research Scientists rarely work by themselves, although scientific breakthrough may be credited for a single individual. When a scientist comes up with a new theory, many other scientists will empirically test it. Only after the scientific community accepts the theory, it will become recognized. Even the most important scientists who have created paradigm shifts have not worked alone. Newton, one of the most brilliant physicists...

How do scientists do science?

Rules of the game Scientists try to figure out the rules behind natural phenomena. We simulated this in our "dice experiment" during the lesson. The interesting thing about this experiment was that we came up with different rules to explain the same phenomenon. This often happens in science. Of course doing real science is more complicated and involves laboratory experiments, measuring devices and teamwork with other scientists. Science is...