What is science Flashcards
What was Hippocrates theory?
β 4 humors of body
β disease is caused by the imbalance of humors
What are the three steps of science?
β Observation
β Exploration
β Classification
What is the definition of induction?
β Inference of a generalized conclusion from particular instances
What is the hypothetico-deductive method?
β Observations
β Hypothesis
β Predictions
β Test
either
β predictions confirmed β move on
β predictions refuted β back to the beginning
What is the definition of a Karl Popper refutation?
β A scientific theory is a theory that makes predictions that are capable of refutation
What does scientific confidence require?
β Multiple independent lines of evidence
β Believable theory to make sense of evidence
What did John Snow study?
β Cholera epidemics in london
What is Thomas Kuhns definition of a paradigm?
β A body of agreed knowledge and ways of working
What is the dictionary definition of a paradigm?
β An ideal model or example
What did Louis pasteur and robert koch do?
β Demonstrated that bacteria caused disease
What is a paradigm in medicine?
β Medical microbiology
What is relativism?
β The concept that different ways of looking at things are equally valid
What is homeopathy?
β Taking a toxin that causes the same symptoms
β Dilute it a lot
β It will cure the disease
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
DNA β RNA β Protein
How has the central dogma of molecular biology changed?
β Reverse transcriptase can go from RNA back to DNA
