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The Scientific Method
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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017

We are constantly bombarded with fantastic claims about the past that are touted as scientific. The scientific method—a way to study the natural world—will help us better analyze these claims. Why should everyone know the scientific method? What role does the method play in studying historical events or unobserved speculations?

 

Other episodes in this series:

Manganese Nodules and the Age of the Ocean

Does the “God Particle” Prove the Big Bang?

Our Young Universe

The Big Bang Is Broken

                  
 

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