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  • Oracles and Science: The Trouble with Predictions

    “Mortagne-reeds and elms refracted in the ball” by Mo is licensed under CC BY 2.0 We all want to know the future, but what is… Read More

    2 November 2016

  • The Cycle of Science

    In an earlier post I contrasted induction and deduction while suggesting that induction is the currently… Read More

    17 August 2014

  • Why Geography?

    The scientific discipline of geography has taken on many important topics over the course of its history. From locating natural resources to understanding the intricacies… Read More

    20 July 2014

  • Is It ‘Deduction’ or ‘Induction’, My Dear Watson?

    Sherlock Holmes often talks about ‘deductive reasoning’ but was he really using deduction or induction? Although by definition these two approaches appear to be opposites,… Read More

    21 June 2014

  • Is It a Scientific Theory or Hypothesis?

    This is a common question addressing a popular misconception about how science classifies the knowledge that it has accumulated. The levels of hypothesis to theory… Read More

    25 May 2014

  • The Scientific Method: Does Anybody Really Use It?

    It can be hard to match what we learned about the scientific method in school with the scientific literature being published. There are a variety… Read More

    16 April 2014

  • What is Science?

    For my first blog post, it makes sense to start with the basics. And one of the most fundamental concepts for a researcher to establish… Read More

    5 April 2014

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