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The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

By: Finlay MacRitchie

The book exposes many of the misunderstandings about the scientific method and its application to critical thinking. It argues for a better understanding of the scientific method and for nurturing critical thinking in the community. This knowledge helps the reader to analyze issues more objectively, and warns about the dangers of bias and propaganda. The principles are illustrated by considering several issues that are currently being debated. These include anthropogenic global warming (often loosely referred to as climate change), dangers to preservation of the Great Barrier Reef, and the expansion of the gluten-free food market and genetic engineering.

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135125586X

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9781351255868

Applying the Scientific Method to Learn from Mistakes and Approach Truth

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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Applying the Scientific Method to Learn from Mistakes and Approach Truth

By: Finlay MacRitchie

In its simplest form, the scientific method can be thought of as learning from our mistakes and trying to correct them. True scientists try to think rationally, never adopt dogmatic opinions and are always willing to listen to opposing views. They never claim to know the absolute truth but are relentless in their search for it. In this timely book, the author describes the fundamentals of critical scientific thinking. The book further examines the correct use of the scientific method and how to apply it to current events and scientific topics to obtain honest assessments. Current controversies discussed include climate change and COVID-related lockdowns. Additional Features include: Demonstrates the use of the scientific method to assist with objective analysis of issues Addresses that induction plays a role but the true method for advancing knowledge is hypothesis-deduction Explores current hot topics within the framework of the scientific method Outlines common misunderstandings of the scientific method Applying the Scientific Method to Learn from Mistakes and Approach Truth is approachable enough for the general public and recommended for university and advanced high school science educators and their students.

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1000531406

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Scientific Research as a Career

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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Scientific Research as a Career

By: Finlay MacRitchie

Describing the philosophy of the scientific method and the training and professional characteristics needed for a successful career, Scientific Research as a Career is a comprehensive "how-to" guide for the aspiring scientist. Based on the author's experience both as a scientist in a research organization and as a university mentor, the book covers

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1040057632

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The Need for Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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1351255851

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Chemistry at Interfaces

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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Chemistry at Interfaces

By: Finlay MacRitchie

Chemistry at Interfaces provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts in interfacial chemistry. It aims to provide students and research workers who have not had training in a school of surface chemistry with the means to set up and use interfacial techniques and to interpret measurements. For this reason, more emphasis is given to experimental details and to the associated pitfalls than most other books in the field. The book begins by considering some of the basic laws governing behavior in chemical systems and how these apply to some examples of interfacial processes. This is followed by a discussion of two specific properties oSf interfaces: the tendency to concentrate reactants and the ability to orientate molecules, thus increasing their reactivity. Separate chapters cover standards of cleanliness in interfacial work and methods to achieve them; techniques for the study of interfacial films; the kinetics of physical processes that can occur at an interface; and chemical and biological processes and reactions. The final chapter provides an overview of the wide-ranging applications of interfacial chemistry to practical problems.

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Elsevier

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0080924425

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9780080924427

Applying the Scientific Method to Learn from Mistakes and Approach Truth

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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Concepts in Cereal Chemistry

By: Finlay MacRitchie

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Concepts in Cereal Chemistry

By: Finlay MacRitchie

Concepts in Cereal Chemistry stimulates critical thinking by emphasizing the important concepts related to the science. Written by distinguished researcher and teacher Dr. Finlay MacRitchie, this compact and reader-friendly book focuses mainly on cereal chemistry, but also incorporates relevant theory from the basic sciences, such as physics and ge

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143988210X

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9781439882108

Community of the College of Justice

By: John Finlay

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Community of the College of Justice

By: John Finlay

Drawing on Court of Session records uncovered by John Finlay, this study investigates the important role of College members in the cultural and economic flowering of Scotland, and argues that a single Law institution had a marked influence on the Scottish

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748664424

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9780748664429

Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Peter Turner,Chris Taylor,Hugh Finlay

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Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Peter Turner,Chris Taylor,Hugh Finlay

This updated travel guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei provides information for visitors on all budgets, including advice on getting there, accommodation, local cuisine, places to visit, language tips, and health and safety. This edition includes a guide to shopping and nightlife.

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Lonely Planet

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0864423934

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South-East Asia on a Shoestring

By: Hugh Finlay

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South-East Asia on a Shoestring

By: Hugh Finlay

South-East Asia is an incredible region for independent travel, and this is the guidebook that started it all. The 'Yellow Bible' made its reputation for reliable, off-the-beaten-track budget travel advice 25 years ago - this 10th edition remains the best, most comprehensive guide to an incomparable region. • visit Myanmar's dazzling Shwedagon Paya at dawn • check out the bargains at Chiang Mai's best Thai fabric market • ride an elephant at a Cambodian hill tribe village • sample Beerlao on the Mekong River in Vientiane, Laos • chow down at a hawker's stall, then bop till you drop at a disco in Singapore • recover with a 'hangover breakfast' on a fine Philippines beach • go diving or snorkelling and watch the sun set over the Lombok Strait • spend the night at a traditional Dayak longhouse in Malaysia

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