What is science?

[guitar*rules]

Editorial aimed at the BBC specifically, but has become essentially ubiquitous.

 

[saammmyj]

the state of knowing

 

[no one is pErFeCt]

Science is the search for knowledge through observation, experimentation, and systematic study. Much of it relies on funding, which can sadly include political funding. We should all be aware of the unwanted side-effects of political funding, mainly the establishment of a political agenda. So 1+1=2 and in order to prevent political bias in science we would have to forbid political funding for scientific studies and experiments. Maybe it's not that simple, I'm sure there may be other factors involved, but it's a start.

 

[xonlywishesx]

A familiar sight or familiar experience.

 

[msi4mahesh]

Science is knowledge. the path to knowledge. the understanding of what makes us and what makes everything around us. with the ultimate knowledge we needed being self-knowledge. read more of what is science in this nicely written article

What is Science? The Designated Vehicle for Enquiry, Science | WTM

 

[Abbott123]

Science in its original sense is a word for a type of knowledge rather than a specialized word for the pursuit of such knowledge. In particular it is one of the types of knowledge which people can communicate to each other and share....

 

[dildo]

science improves our knowledge on making us to think how ? when ? what ? where ?

 

[Unregistered]

Science is the systematic study of nature... It's effort to discover, understand, or to understand better, how the physical world works, and that's it..