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Values in Science
Values in Science
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Their ability to provide accurate experimental predictions, sometimes in areas far removed from the original domain of the hypothesis, is viewed with great favor. With disciplines in which experimentation is less straightforward, such as geology, astronomy, or many of the social sciences, good hypotheses should be able to unify disparate observations.
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When small samples were analyzed, polywater proved to be contaminated with a variety of other substances, from silicon to phospholipids. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH 7 Electron microscopy revealed that polywater actually consisted of finely divided particulate matter suspended in ordinary water.
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In the course of the talk John realizes that he has been working on a technique that could make a major contribution to the woric being also led to important scientific insights, as in the case of Lyeil discussed above. The empirical link between scientific knowledge and the physical, biological, and social world constrains the influence of values in science.
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