A student in the back row raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, if atoms are like solar systems, why don't scientists trust them?" The teacher, puzzled, replied, "Why do you say that?" The student grinned and said, "Well, t...
It's a common trick: if your argument is too weak, use an emotional appeal and phrase it in such a way that it'stechnicallytrue, knowing that your fellow activists will repeat the misrepresented claims until they become established truth. This is something that scientists must vigorously chall...
第一段首句提出主题句:trust is a tricky business (信任是一个奇怪的东西)。后面进一步对该主题句进行解释说明:On the one hand, it’s a necessary condition ___ for ___ many worthwhile things: child care, friendships, etc. (一方面,信任对许多重要事情来说是必要条件,比如照看孩...
M: Yes. (12)When I was twelve, I made a list of things I wanted to do someday. W: That’s interesting. How many of the things on your list have you done so far? M: All most half. I have pictures. Would you like to see them? W: Yes, sure. M: Here I am on top of M...
do.Science is dynamic:new methods get invented;old ones get abandoned;and at any particular point,scientists can be found doing many different things.False theories sometimes lead to true results,so even if an experiment works,it doesn't prove that the theory it was desi...
Scientists also conduct research to test the validity and reliability of their claims or those of other scientists. The quality of their research depends on their integrity and competence. Nevertheless, not everything scientists come up with gets accepted. Scientific work is typically peer-reviewed be...
We are likely to trust people, and behaviours can be hidden, but if we know someone well, and if someone is working too hard to stick to their story, it's possible to see through people who are not telling the truth. 很难发现说谎者。 我们可能会信任别人,行为也可能会被隐藏,但如果...
We live in an age when all manner of scientific knowledge—from climate change to vaccinations—faces furious opposition. Some even have doubts about the moon landing.
You know when scientists say that “they don’t understand certain abrupt meteorological events that pop up now and then” ask yourself if the answer lies where no one cares to look in these words: The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; the Lord will not leave th...
like a fork made from potatoes Swan recently saw. Although its production carried too high a carbon footprint to be sustainable, “I trust brilliant chemists and scientists who were able to give us the [Covid-19] vaccine in a short time, for example, to put their minds to this,” she...