I just watched an episode of Nova titled "the four-winged dinosaur." I don't think I've ever seen the real process of science portrayed nearly as accurately. They follow different teams of scientists as they debate a big question (whether birds are descended from dinosaurs) by differently interpreting the evidence surrounding a tiny detail (the angle that the fossil leg seemed to fit into the hip).
Check it out! You'll come away with a much better appreciation for how science actually comes to definitive conclusions and why it so often doesn't quite.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Science communication
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