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The Science Rabbit Hole
The Science Rabbit Hole Science is not a belief system; it is a set of tools that help us to discover the world around us in the most unbiased way possible. It is an engine of information that often gets misunderstood. It only gets tainted by the user and the receiver rather than science itself. …
The History of Science
The History of Science Hunter Gatherer Notes We no longer rely on tight-knit communities, we fail to grasp the concept of “local knowledge” and a deeper understanding of our terrain, and we rely on global systems to feel safe. However, safety can be a façade. Our packaged food, health-care systems, and economy do little for …
Understanding Statistics
Understanding Statistics https://peterattiamd.com/category/understanding-science/ Bad Science Mental Models Research explained in practical summaries (Biolayne)
The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method Pose a hypothesis Design and experiment. Determine the outcome variables that will support or refute the hypothesis. Assess the baseline parameters. Carry out the experiment while gathering data. Assess the outcome parameters. If the outcome is as expected- publish it, get grant funding, move onto the next hypothesis. If the outcome is …
The Road to Sapiens
The Road to Sapiens Anthropology and human history https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~cpd/history.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew Theories on the birth of human “intelligence” The passing of experience through language to create group knowledge. The structure of a journey represents to process of venturing out into new territory, overcoming an obstacle, and returning with new information or reward. Stories these days add failure …
The Earth
The Earth Our home and how the elements tie together. Magnetosphere Cycles Life The ecosystem and the trophic levels of energy The river theory of pressure, volume, and frequency causing positive change in a system and the lack of leading to atrophy and reduction. The role we have in the system
The Sun
The Sun The accelerant of entropy for the inhabitants of the planet. Heat, light, rhythm, chlorophyll interaction, source of energy, gravity, etc.
The Ground
The Ground Soil (nitrogen cycle, nutrient density, water), carbon cycle, and tectonic plates. Decaying matter turnover – fungi and rot. Plants The Plant Paradox The problem is that plants don’t want to be eaten. They have their own evolutionary pressures and incentives that make them as self-preserving as any other species. Because plants can’t run …
The Ocean
The Ocean The medium for all life on the planet. Ocean current, temperature, carbon, acidity, composition, etc.