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Group: science
philosophy of science
Group:
psychology
Group:
relationship between brain and behavior
Topic:
astronomy
Topic:
atoms and molecules
Topic:
biology
Topic:
chemistry
Topic:
cosmology
Topic:
electricity and magnetism
Topic:
electromagnetic field
Topic:
evolutionary systems
Topic:
general relativity
Topic:
geology
Topic:
light
Topic:
Newtonian physics
Topic:
physics
Topic:
quantum electrodynamics
Topic:
quantum mechanics
Topic:
special relativity
Topic:
statistical mechanics
computer science
Group:
formalism
Group:
mathematics
Group:
philosophy
Group:
philosophy of mathematics
Topic:
chaotic behavior
Topic:
empirical truth
Topic:
entropy
Topic:
history of science
Topic:
law of nature
Topic:
reductionism
Topic:
scientific method
Topic:
sociology
Subtopic: teaching science
Quote: science should allow people to use the great record of human experience, before weapons destroy us [»bushV7_1945] Quote: we know little; with greater knowledge we might rid ourselves of an infinity of maladies, perhaps even the enfeeblement of old age [»descR_1637]
Subtopic: scientific foundation
Quote: easily explain how physicists predict natural phenomenon, but not how they do it efficiently; e.g., explain subtraction by removing beans [»feynRP_1985] Note: science contains many facts and a few basic concepts; the later is hard to teach [»cbb_1990, OK]
Subtopic: non-mathematical domains
Quote: science should allow people to use the great record of human experience, before weapons destroy us [»bushV7_1945]
Quote: science needs more than finite description; must address the unformalizable, catastrophes Quote: many scientists believe the world is governed by simple mathematical laws; but in practice, all consequences can not be predicted [»hoarCA8_1986] Quote: only some ways work for organizing cooperative and competitive relationships between men; i.e., there exists a science of systems
[»holtAW_1979]
Group: philosophy of science (10 topics, 406 quotes)
Group: psychology (9 topics, 307 quotes)
Group: relationship between brain and behavior (9 topics, 332 quotes)Topic: astronomy (8 items)
Topic: atoms and molecules (57 items)
Topic: biology (26 items)
Topic: chemistry (11 items)
Topic: cosmology (17 items)
Topic: electricity and magnetism (53 items)
Topic: electromagnetic field (63 items)
Topic: evolutionary systems (47 items)
Topic: general relativity (47 items)
Topic: geology (2 items)
Topic: light (46 items)
Topic: Newtonian physics (79 items)
Topic: physics (51 items)
Topic: quantum electrodynamics (34 items)
Topic: quantum mechanics (103 items)
Topic: special relativity (73 items)
Topic: statistical mechanics
(22 items)
Group: computer science (871 topics, 23489 quotes)
Group: formalism (9 topics, 478 quotes)
Group: mathematics (23 topics, 560 quotes)
Group: philosophy (60 topics, 2323 quotes)
Group: philosophy of mathematics (11 topics, 330 quotes)Topic: chaotic behavior (27 items)
Topic: empirical truth (47 items)
Topic: entropy (14 items)
Topic: history of science (52 items)
Topic: law of nature (28 items)
Topic: reductionism (51 items)
Topic: scientific method (42 items)
Topic: sociology
(11 items)