BLA2849

1. Human sciences are "fuzzy" sciences, but they are still sciences.
A great example of this is our current educational curriculum. In high school psychology is not a required science it is a elective. I believe psychology is important and a valuable tool that should not be over looked.

2. Science requires data.
Ive always have herd that humans only use 10 percent of the brain. But from what i have learned through out this class i don't believe that to be true. Its just a untested theory.

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
Is milk good for you or bad for you. Vary little evidence on both sides.

4. Fight fire with fire, and data with data.
About a week after i had my wisdom teeth taken out my friend asked if i had dry socket and i said no. then he said that i am still at risk of getting dry socket but i knew this was untrue. come to find out he was just jealous because he got dry socket when he had his wisdom teeth taken out.

5. There's power in precise terms.
I went to the dentist last week and they were talking about my teeth with their medical language and i didn't understand any of it. It make them sound really smart and leaves me in the dark (not a good feeling).

6. Correlation is not causation.
My dads truck would always squeal when ever he turned on the A/C, so he thought that the A/C was going bad. Turns out the serpentine belt was the wrong size. After putting the correct size on, the squealing went away.

7. More of something good isn't always better.
I think good example would be the United States Federal Government. More regulations don't always fix problems.

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
Current pharmaceuticals clam to fix a health problem, but also can cause many more and sometimes more harmful health issues.

9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
My mom wont let us have a microwave because she believes that it is unsafe and harmful to our health and food.But she does not have any data supporting her belief.

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
Now i know my mom does not have any evidence to support her theory of microwaves being bad for human health. But she might be right it could explain the increase in cancer in the past years.