Fundamentals of Science- Please answer the 5 questions below! Thank you! Where D
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Fundamentals of Science- Please answer the 5 questions below! Thank you!
Where Do You Get Your Information From?
To answer everyday questions, you turn to information that is made readily available to you at the click of a button. In today’s fast-paced world you are often bombarded with more information than any one person can handle. With the 24-hour news cycle, the media tries to capture your attention with sensational stories and catchy headlines. However, there are many other headlines that do not seem to have the widespread marketable appeal—and therefore they are largely unnoticed by the general public.
Communication of scientific results usually takes place in a peer-reviewed journal. A peer-reviewed journal is one in which other experts in the specific field read and critique the author’s article, including their research and results, before it can be published in the journal. This process is done to maintain the standards of research.
On the other hand, there are many publications that do not use peer-review, such as newspapers and magazines. These publications rely on the judgment of the editor to ensure that the material contained is appropriate and at the set standard of the publication.
Think about how scientists conduct their work and report it to the world, compared to how the media (including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet) broadcast information. In your posts this week answer the following questions:
1.)How often do you rely on media for scientific information to make decisions in your life?
2.)Provide a specific example of scientific results being reported in media (e.g., a flu epidemic, a projected storm, or fracking). Be sure to include the headline, APA citation, and one sentence summary of the report.
3)Are there times when it is more appropriate to rely on media-reported science and other times when it is more appropriate to rely on peer-reviewed scientific results? Explain.
4)What do you think is the primary difference between communication of scientific results in the scientific community (peer-reviewed journals) and news media reporting?
5)Can the media influence the decisions that you make and how you feel about a topic on scientific research? Provide at least one example.
Explanation / Answer
1) Media is to make people aware of any situation, might it be any scientific fact although it might be wrong sometimes.But simple science facts sometimes given by media can make help you to better decision in your life.
2)Nepal India earthquake-The times of India
summery- A massive earthquake of 7.9 magnitude devastrated Nepal just 50km away from its capital city of Kathmandu.and shocks in North India were felt as well.
3) After an immediate Disaster it is the media who reports first and also sites a basic reason although from the scientfic community.For s peer-reviewed scientific result to get publish will take years of extensive research although it will give you the perfect result.
But it is for knowledge, For example for digging into the past of a disaster to corelate with the current disaster and give its probable one will dig into scientific research papers.
4)Communication within a scientific community includes statement followed by strong scientific argument to support the statement.And the argument will be well accepted by other scientists to get published.
News media reporting is for common people and it gives a vauge, general idea of the situation and at times might not be well researched or well accepted by any scientific community before telecasting the news.
5) Yes media has a major role.General people do not have the time to go through the scientific papers to know about something ans it is more time consuming and is diffiult for common people to understand the scientific studies made.
For example if a news channel says that the world is becoming warm(Global warming)
it is for general public to understand global warming and its effects, which is important for us to make decisions in future.People will not search for scientific papers to learn and understand Global warming.
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