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Vakuum Listen Can something like a NOTHING really BE in existence? This story tells you about the german mayor von Guericke and his losing game to prove the existence of the vacuum. Guericke and vacuu

Empirical evidence Listen Science requires and relies on empirical evidence. Empirical evidence is frequently created through experimentation which is certainly one of the major methodological approac

Step-by-step Listen There is no single step-by-step method by which all science is done. A classical misconception identifies the production of scientific knowledge by a sort of cybernetic model. At t

Prove Listen While science cannot "prove" its knowledge, its conclusions are still accepted and durable, Scientific knowledge can only be "proven" within the accepted reference frame, however, some of

Laws and theories Listen While laws and theories in science are related, they are still distinct from each other. "One of the most resilient misconceptions about science is that laws are mature theori

Creative Listen Creativeness in sciences is evident for those who practice science, however, for those who do not, science appears to be either unflexible and acting according to some rules that can n

Subjective Listen Science has a subjective aspect to it. Science and scientific research are normally considered to be objective, yet, there are also subjective aspects: Scientists decide what they ta

Influence Listen Science is influenced by historical, cultural, and social factors. What scientists consider to be relevant, what they consider to be an appropriate methodology and how they define wha

Technology Listen While science and technology influence each other, they are not the same. "Many confuse the terms science and technology, often considering them synonyms. Roughly speaking there are

Answers Listen Science and its methods cannot answer all questions. On the one hand, there are certain areas which cannot be answered by scientific methods. This does not mean that scientists do not h