Is the testability of a theory essential to good science or is there room for more unconstrained exploration of ideas? The Transmitter (npub17rv…w9lk) looks at whether this might be the case in relatively young fields like neuroscience.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/breakout-room/must-a-theory-be-falsifiable-to-contribute-to-good-science/
#Science #Neuroscience #ScientificTheory #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Flipboard /
npub13f…dz5hw
2024-06-14 16:13:36
in reply to nevent1q…xyty
Author Public Key
npub13fke9xvm3382npmrqsf9axvhxrxzdtvpqp9juh7npl5l7me2stesjdz5hwPublished at
2024-06-14 16:13:36Event JSON
{
"id": "56e686fa00670e27e2f3ddcdfffb74e1c665f4edfb31046de9a41800f093a702",
"pubkey": "8a6d92999b8c4ea9876304125e999730cc26ad81004b2e5fd30fe9ff6f2a82f3",
"created_at": 1718381616,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"p",
"8a6d92999b8c4ea9876304125e999730cc26ad81004b2e5fd30fe9ff6f2a82f3"
],
[
"t",
"newstodonfriday"
],
[
"e",
"79e0ddabd685ab18601d075c2fd84ffef4042e7f3bff330677dd82945178f5a6",
"",
"root"
],
[
"t",
"scientifictheory"
],
[
"p",
"f0d8db0301b548747cf37be7596a77a1b677c0403ddaefc39881eb6dbb704877"
],
[
"t",
"newstodon"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard/112615857590149294",
"web"
],
[
"t",
"followfriday"
],
[
"t",
"science"
],
[
"t",
"neuroscience"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://flipboard.social/users/Flipboard/statuses/112615857590149294",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://flipboard.social/users/Flipboard/statuses/112615857590149294",
"pink.momostr"
]
],
"content": "Is the testability of a theory essential to good science or is there room for more unconstrained exploration of ideas? nostr:npub17rvdkqcpk4y8gl8n00n4j6nh5xm80szq8hdwlsucs84kmwmsfpmshjw9lk looks at whether this might be the case in relatively young fields like neuroscience.\n\nhttps://www.thetransmitter.org/breakout-room/must-a-theory-be-falsifiable-to-contribute-to-good-science/\n\n#Science #Neuroscience #ScientificTheory #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday",
"sig": "8a83d651a295bb76c500a5d155c1ed72e631a695a4a223aa5a32856058538de199ad534435da4f07fbfa831425ec6dfc337453e644c654dbe68e978077c48587"
}