It's always amusing to me when people try to denigrate science by saying scientists too often start with hunches, prejudices or wild guesses. In fact, as theoretical nuclear physicist, bongo player, and safe-cracker extrodinaire Richard Feynman notes, ALL science starts with a guess. This is science 101. Watch the whole thing.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Nature of Science: You Start With a Guess
It's always amusing to me when people try to denigrate science by saying scientists too often start with hunches, prejudices or wild guesses. In fact, as theoretical nuclear physicist, bongo player, and safe-cracker extrodinaire Richard Feynman notes, ALL science starts with a guess. This is science 101. Watch the whole thing.
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