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What Is a Scientific Theory?

In casual conversation, people often use the word theory to mean "hunch" or "guess": If you forget to put the bread in the breadbox and discover chunks have been taken out of it the next morning, you ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘The Starry Night’ Accurately Depicts a Scientific Theory That Wasn’t Described Until Years After van Gogh’s Death

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Art Images via Getty Images Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889), which features a sky of swirling blue hues streaked with bright gold, is one of the ...
Forbes

3 Simple Reasons Why Wolfram's New 'Fundamental Theory' Is Not Yet Science

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Every once in a while, a revolutionary idea comes along that has the ...
IFLScience

When Does A Theory Become A Fact?

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Psychology Today

Theory of a Scientific Revolution

Is science reform stunted by lack of theory? Source: Photo by Mwabonje from Pexels The new sociology manuscript on the current scientific reform movement ends with a damning sentence: “Metascience has ...