the scientific method

noun

technical

: the process that is used by scientists for testing ideas and theories by using experiments and careful observation

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Some scientists see religion as a threat to the scientific method that should be resisted. —Big Think, 24 June 2024

To me, there is no more indelible heroine in contemporary cinema than Jennifer Ehle’s virologist, Ally Hextall, who quietly, determinedly, develops a humanity-preserving vaccine simply by applying the scientific method. —Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024

We’re trained to think human experience, bias and opinion have no place in the scientific method. —Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2024

In many cases, after all, such concerns are neither based on the scientific method nor draw on unique expertise. —Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2017

These qualities together make the scientific method work on a day-to-day basis. —Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024

This—the scientific method and the skills to put it to use—is the real soul of science. —Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024

How Did Boas Establish the Theory of Cultural Relativism? By applying the scientific method to his anthropological research, Boas helped pioneer the theory of cultural relativism, which asserts that there are no absolute or moral standards among different cultures. —Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024

In 2008, Chris Anderson, the former editor of Wired magazine, argued that big data was making the scientific method obsolete: This is a world where massive amounts of data and applied mathematics replace every other tool that might be brought to bear. —Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 14 June 2022