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March 27, 2013 12:21 pm PDT
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Are "theory" and "hypothesis" dead?
Do you understand the difference between a "hypothesis" and a "theory"? Physics professor Rhett Alain thinks you probably don't. But he says that's not your fault. The words just aren't terribly precise, at least in the public parlance, and they only serve to make discussions about science confusing. He has a modest proposal: Let's replace [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/jTSqZtnWcHE/story01.htm
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