How Scientists Work

Episodes in this Series

101. What Is Pattern Discovery?

How the search for basic patterns in nature has led to advances in hunting, agriculture, and human civilization.

102. What Is Scientific Inquiry?

Research examples illustrate that scientific inquiry is about investigating and answering questions raised by natural phenomena in an attempt to understand and explain the physical universe.

103. What Is the Scientific Method?

Outlines the time-tested set of procedures scientists use to create an accurate view or representation of the world, stressing the importance of the concept of replication of results.

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