an online book by David Gurteen
Scientific literacy or science literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories. Scientific literacy is chiefly concerned with an understanding of the scientific method, units and methods of measurement, empiricism and understanding of statistics in particular correlations and qualitative versus quantitative observations and aggregate statistics, as well as a basic understanding of core scientific fields, such as physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, geology and computation.
Credit: Wikipedia - science_literacyWhat we consider to be our personal knowledge is mostly a delusion. Most of the knowledge we think we own resides in other people’s minds. As I explained in the Knowledge Delusion, we each know very little. What we consider to be our personal knowledge is mostly a delusion. Most of the knowledge we think … Continue reading Trust & Belief Formation Trust plays a critical role in forming our beliefs
Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary stumbling block in forming sound beliefs and making good decisions. However, if we are science-curious, we are more likely to explore data contradicting our worldview and are less prone to this … Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information just for the pleasure
