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1 - Reading Papers to Find the Science, Not the Answer

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2021

Tara Ivanochko
Tara Ivanochko
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Summary

The way scientists work is not linear. A scientist does not think quietly to herself “I am following the scientific method” as she observes, hypothesizes, tests, and concludes. In fact, the process of science is much more iterative, circular, and creative than is implied by a linear model of the scientific method.

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Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science , pp. 11 - 20
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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