At first, I was just going to post without comment, but given the environment and the excitement "theory" elicits from a few of us with either limited understanding and/or only the social metaphor appreciation:
The United States National Academy of Sciences defines scientific theories as follows: The formal scientific definition of theory is quite different from the everyday meaning of the word. It refers to a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence. See also: Wikipedia and Live Science.
Now - I saw this on The Science Channel Thursday morning:
No comments:
Post a Comment