As the gateway to scientific thinking, an understanding of the scientific method is essential for success and productivity in science. This book is the first sy

The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principl

This book shows how science works, fails to work, or pretends to work, by looking at examples from such diverse fields as physics, biomedicine, psychology, and

From their grade school classrooms forward, students of science are encouraged to memorize and adhere to the “scientific method”—a model of inquiry consis

Scientific facts can be so complicated that only specialists in a field fully appreciate the details, but the nature of everyday practice that gives rise to the