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Luminous
Astronomer Larry Molnar investigates a distant, double-star system and makes a daring and explosive prediction.
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
Format: video
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Compare astrology to the key traits that make science science to see how it measures up.
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: CFCs and the destruction of the ozone layer
Learn about the investigation of the hole in the ozone layer to see what makes it scientific.
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- Earth science
Format: single page
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
See how Ernest Rutherford's investigations of atomic structure measure up against key traits of the scientific enterprise.
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
Beyond the prototype: Animal psychology
Learn about an investigation of animal navigation to see what makes it scientific.
- What is and is not science
- biology
- psychology
Format: single page
Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?
Compare Intelligent Design to the key traits that make science science to see how it measures up.
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Explore an investigation of cold fusion to learn what traits of good science it has - and lacks!
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Solving DNA’s double helix
Learn about the investigation of DNA's double helix to see what makes it scientific.
- What is and is not science
- biology
- chemistry
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars
Explore the traits of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt's studies of variable stars that make it part of science.
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
Format: single page