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Hard science

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Any of the natural or physical sciences wherein facts or truths are derived from empirical investigations or experiments based on scientific method.


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In contrast to soft science, hard science relies on quantifiable or empirical data based on scientific method. It focuses on accuracy and objectivity.


Compare: soft science.
See also: pure science, natural science, physical science.


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Science of exhaustion?

I just wondered if somebody could briefly explain, very simplied, what is going in your body when you are exhausted? By that I mean you have worked hard for a few hours and feel like you need to sit down. What causes that condition? Is it lack or sugars?

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by colarris
Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:06 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Science of exhaustion?
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... to interbreed with each other but farmers consider them a new breed. In science different breeds of cows would be considered a new subspecies so ... of the emergent peacock brain. What they find desirable is not here hard-wired into neurons as an image or picture of what it should find desireable ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Views: 16283

Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

Gamila, this explanation of species was recommended to me by a science teacher who uses it a resource. Since it's not all that bad I'm considering ... one to help form my explanation. It shows why speciation is sometimes so hard to define: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/VA1BioSpeciesConcept.shtml ...

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by GaryGaulin
Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:43 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Natural selection is proven wrong

... "Although a phylum is often spoken of as if it were a hard and fast entity, no satisfactory definition of a phylum exists" ... this demonstrates colin leslie deans point that biologiy is not a science as its classifatory system ie species ends in meaningless nonsense ...

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by gamila
Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:40 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science

... it is always total chaos to help restore me back to some sanity. The hard part of eliminating biases is showing where it exists which of course makes one somewhat of an outcast in some science circles like the one above where I was even banished for two weeks for not ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science
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