Galison – Introduction to the History of Science & Technology

Constructed Truths and Human Nature

September 7, 2018dsvansickle No Comments

By: David Van Sickle, Steven Chelak, Maylee Gagnon, Cristopher Lafortune, James Copeland *All authors contributed equally to this work Too few people question the origin of scientific “truth.” Where did the science come from? Why did the scientist publish what they published? It has become a societal norm to define scientists as people of veracity and discovery, an… Read more Constructed Truths and Human Nature

Scientific Truth: Components & Construction

September 6, 2018mtstevens 1 Comment

By: Emma Bailey, Joshua O’Grady, Andrew Panneton, Matt Stevens *All authors contributed equally to this work Scientific truth can be defined as objective and dynamic knowledge that is constructed from scientific practice through standardized processes. Despite the dynamic quality of scientific truths, they are always developed from the scientific method, using standardized measurements and experimentation to… Read more Scientific Truth: Components & Construction