probability theory - the logic of science

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Ngày tải lên: 04/06/2014, 11:59

... of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, be eager to wade into its complexities, ask intelligent questions, and shake off the ... quotient of a dense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Acad- emy of Sciences. Elise was a member of this breed; she was an English major in college and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47

... must water and fer- tilize and weed. There is work to be done. But the work pays off biggest when the plants are right for the soil and micro- climate of the particular garden. Is there some subject ... intelli- gent, 115; for writing, 26 Science, viewed as a puzzle, 15–16 Science (journal), 68 Science News, 100–103; value of sub- scribing, 68 Science writers: education of...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 19:15

... calculated all kinds of things with this theory. The first thing I calculated was the rate of disintegration of the muon and the neutron. They should be connected to- gether, if this theory was right, ... sure that, if other people do the same work, they will get the same re- sults. In other words, evidence is supposed to be true. A good scientific theory wins by best app...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 10:15

... and pursue the common interests of the members. We consider two dominant and conflicting theories of group behavior. They are the common interest theory and the economic theory of group ... threaten their jobs by threatening the firm’s viability. The situation just described is another example of the general problem of the logic of group behavior, or more pr...

Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2013, 15:18

... 2121 8-4 363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hancock, Elise. Ideas into words: mastering the craft of science writing / Elise Hancock. p. cm. ISBN 0-8 01 8-7 32 9-0 ... think of it? Oh, it was fine, I too quickly said after reading it, then paused. I was a freelance writer, of the perpetually strug- gling sort, had done some assignment...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 08:20

... of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, be eager to wade into its complexities, ask intelligent questions, and shake off the ... quotient of a dense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Acad- emy of Sciences. Elise was a member of this breed; she was an English major in college and...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 08:20

... the ma- A Matter of Attitude Only connect. —E. M. Forster, Howards End terial as they do with the readers. Indeed, their curiosity and its fruits are a large part of what the reader senses, of ... interesting about how the world works, and then another something, and another, and an- other. For the rest of your working life, you will get paid to talk to people and pass along...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 08:20

... independence. The good mentor coaches, then sets you free. He or she will probably introduce you to a professional network as well, but the network is the least of the gift, be- cause a so-called “network” ... Feynman went to the five-and-ten and bought white paint and red paint and brought his purchases back to the restaurant. I put the cans of paint on an old chair, and th...

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2014, 08:20