Scientific Method Nick Beck

Nick Beck
Francis Bacon was a genius for his time period. He invented the Scientific Method, which we still use today all the time. Scientist today still follows these rules and kids are still being taught the Scientific Method in their classes. Junior year in High School I remember clearly studying and using the Scientific Method for our lab projects. The period of time that he invented this was a tough time to teach people. People were very stubborn and uneducated, pretty much sucked into religion and their laws. During the 15 and 16 hundreds, The Catholic Church was in power. Science was a threat to religion during the time, with the power of the church it is easy to say that a threat to the church could be taken care of without a problem. If Francis Bacon did not invent this method, there is a good possibility that some of the discoveries we have today might not have been discovered. For example, say a scientist did not follow the method, and tried to do it on his own. He does everything right, but he thinks that he can remember all of his data. Then all of a sudden he invents something new, but he is not able to redo it because he did not record his data and he forgot all of his information. Francis Bacon’s invention was a positive impact on the scientific revolution throughout time.


Works Cited

Dawkins, Richard. "God Delusion by Richard Dawkins- Science Vs. Religion." Youtube. 31 Oct. 2008 .

"Scientific Method." Youtube.com. 31 Oct. 2008

Nick Beck Darwin Revelation

Nickolaus Beck
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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Darwin Revelation

Sometimes people will refer to the good old days, as if to try and remember how things were in the past. They are referring to a time when technology was not as advanced as today. Not too long ago, gas, groceries, and taxes were less expensive than they are now. The process of evolution has caused us to live in a technological world. The minimum wage standard is going up, however, so is the cost of living. People must be able to find ways of transitioning into the new day and age. My revelation is that the human race may be evolving with the new technological age. The article by Nicholas Carr talks about how humans have evolved to the point of not being able to read more than a few pages at a time without being bored. Everything in today’s society is becoming quicker and easier. The general public has forgotten about how things were in the old days, because they have become used to life’s comforts.
Darwin named his discoveries about the process of evolution, natural selection. These discoveries allowed him to conclude that in certain areas of the world, only the animals with the most adapted characteristics would survive. Animals of the same species may have different adaptations because of their natural evolution. “Natural selection almost inevitably causes much Extinction of the less improved forms of life” (Darwin, Origin Of Species 97). Darwin’s theories state that only the strong can survive, which seems absolutely true in nature.
Scientists believe that humans may start to evolve, just as animals have all across the world. Some scientists believe that humans may evolve to a race that has Synesthesia. This is a neurologically based disorder that alters a persons perception of life. There are many different cases which patients can percieve letters or numbers as colors, or even hearing sounds in response to visual motion.

This video relates to revelation of evolution and what humans may be able to percieve in the future. This digital world is constantly becoming more advanced, so it’s possible that the human genetics need improving as well.





Works Cited

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIbpiDlo1k

Appleman, Philip, ed. Darwin. 3rd ed. New York: W.W.Norton, 2001. P97 Origin of Species
Carr, Nicholas. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" The Atlantic. 2007. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google

"Mad" Scientists and the Unreasonable Fear of the Large Hadron Collider

I was browsing the internet earlier today when I came across a blog article that I found a bit worrying.

In the past, we have discussed where we get our news from and if the source is reliable. I am disappointed to say that one of my most trusted tech news sites, CNet.com, is spreading ideas that I find ignorant through people who contribute to popular blogs on their website.

Apparently, Chris Matyszczyk of CNet.com's Technically Incorrect is afraid that the LHC is going to destroy our world. In the post he specifically refers to the scientists as "mad" without any evidence other than the clever youtube video rap that scientists made.

Earlier in the year we discussed the common view of scientists in today's society. Many of the perceptions that we came up with were common stereotypes that scientists were "mad" or crazy in some way. Matyszczyk's post contributes to these stereotypes and further perpetuates them.

However, there is one piece of good news from this blog. It seems that Matyszczyk's readers are much more up to date and reasonable with the information about the Large Hadron Collider. Many comments accuse Matyszczyk of being ignorant and spreading uninformed ideas about the LHC to scare the public.

I know that CNet.com itself is not responsible for the blog content on its site (only the actual news) but it still worries me that this piece of media was so massively spread via their website. I truly realize now how having multiple sources of news can help a person fully understand all sides of the story. If I had taken this post at face value, I would have been a very poorly informed individual indeed.

What are your thoughts? Feel free to use the comments section!