Scientific experiments and observations can and must be repeatable by anyone, letting scientists experience a conclusion for themselves (which is ultimately the beauty of the scientific method).

Claims that the “the science isn’t settled” with regard to climate change are symptomatic of a large body of ignorance about how science works. So what is the scientific method, and why do so many ...

If scientific method is only one form of a general method employed in all human inquiry, how is it that the results of science are more reliable than what is provided by these other forms?

Another character associated with the development of the scientific method is Isaac Newton. According to historian Simon Shaffer of Cambridge University, Newton first developed his rules of scientific ...

The scientific method---the use of experiments to observe and test hypotheses---may be under fire due to the decline effect. This decline effect dictates that experiments used to find the truth ...

This post is a review of The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens. Most of us believe the "Scientific Method" plays a pivotal role in unlocking the ...

A journalistic lesson for an algorithmic age: Let the scientific method be your guide “One of the best parts about using the scientific method as a guide is that it moves us beyond the endless debates ...