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Science and the Scientific: Growing Scientific Temper among Indians

Start Date :
Sep 16, 2020
Last Date :
Dec 31, 2020
23:45 PM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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India Science (www.indiascience.in) is an Internet-based science Over-The-Top (OTT) TV channel. It is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India ...

India Science (www.indiascience.in) is an Internet-based science Over-The-Top (OTT) TV channel. It is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India , implemented and managed by Vigyan Prasar (VP), an autonomous organisation of Department of Science and Technology. This 24x7 video platform is dedicated to science and technology knowledge dissemination, with a strong commitment to spreading scientific awareness especially with Indian perspectives, ethos and cultural milieu. The initiative is supported by National Council of Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST.

Science and Technology are the main driving forces of the nation and fundamental to the progress and growth. But there is a distinct difference between “science” and “scientific”.

What do you think, is the difference and where do you think they relate with each other? How do the two words contribute to building and reinforcing scientific temper among the youth? Send us your views!

Last date of submission is 31st December 2020

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Dr Guinness Madasamy
Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
You most likely already use the scientific method often. Just like any skill, it is something that can be greatly improved through conscientious practice and application.
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
Also, just because it has the word “scientific” in it, doesn’t mean that it’s hard to understand or use, quite the contrary in my experience.
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Dr Guinness Madasamy
Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
The scientific method offers a structure and provides us with the steps that any scientist can take to solve problems, to research or discover new things. It’s not just for scientists though.
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
That’s what scientific and critical thinking is all about. It’s not just for winning arguments (though will certainly equip you to be effective at dealing with arguments).
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
Wouldn’t it be easier if we could understand why things were happening around us and more easily see what we could do about them?
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
We all run into problems in relationships, at work, when learning new things, when seeking to advance our lives etc.
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
They allow you to analyse problems or situations you find yourself involved in that don’t always have an easy or obvious answer
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
Scientific thinking is not necessarily about being correct or having concrete irrefutable, immoveable evidence, instead we apply what current scientific understanding we have to determine, and to predict and to reproduce the behaviour of many things. We’ll always yield when updated scientific understanding comes along.
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Dr Guinness Madasamy 5 years 9 months ago
“An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.” – Anatole France.
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