1. The Scientific Cycle “ It is suicidal to create a society dependent on science and technology in which hardly anybody knows anything about science and technology”. Carl Sagan , 2003
2. Question: So how does society “weather” the upcoming storm? Fossil Fuel based Society Simple Answer: Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption aka Energy Conservation
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7. Science All science is based on the assumption that the natural world behaves in a consistent and predictable manner . The overall goal of science is to discover the underlying patterns in the natural world and then to use this knowledge to make predictions about what should or should not be expected to happen given certain facts or circumstances.
8. Science is not simply a collection of facts and numbers….It is a way of thinking!!
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11. The Scientific Cycle A C D E B Speculation Hypothesis Theory Test Data ????? Analysis
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25. Which one of these is a source of Peer-Reviews Scientific Information?
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27. Scientific Consensus on Humans and Climate Change Do you think human activity is a significant contributing factor in changing mean global temperatures? From: Doran, P.T. and M. Kendall Zimmerman 2009. Examining the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change. EOS VOLUME 90 NUMBER 3
