Science Education

This page was authored by Wil Franklin as a resource page for Introducing Science and the process of Science.  It uses many other web sources and is only to be used and cited for educational purposes.

SCIENCE AS EMPIRICAL UNDERSTANDINGS

Science as Construction versus Discovery

• No authority
• No TRUTH
• No Right or Wrong
• Only useful explanation/models in particular contexts. (Does it help solve a problem/provide a solution/answer a question?)

More on the "Crack"

Our nervous system/brain creates both our sense of self and our sense of the world. The brain is what it is due to some evolutionary history of what has worked in the past, the interaction between this innate structure and the current physical environment as well as the cultural environment of other brains. Historical properties, environmental interactions and cultural inputs all influence the brain and the way we "see" the world. The crack is each of our own unique perspective of the universe we find ourselves in at this moment in history.

Experiencing the Crack