How can we improve everyone's ideas about the nature of science? I think there are three words that we shouldn't use. 1. “Hypothesis” In my opinion, this one is the worst. The worst science word ever!

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“I poison rats, I eat my lunch, I go to the lava-tree. In any case, it’s high time we recovered the word’s old and full range, which is why I’ve determined to use the phrase natural science to ...

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Hypothesis. Theory. Law. These scientific words get bandied about regularly, yet the general public usually gets their meaning wrong. Now, one scientist is arguing that people should do away with ...

What it means: Abiotic means "without living organisms." Scientists typically use the term when referring to nonliving aspects of an ecosystem that affect organisms' growth or reproduction. Some ...