I remember when I was 6 and I found out the sun was a star. I was like.... No way! The sun is the sun! A star is a star! And when I thought of stars, I legit thought that stars looked like your typical 5 pointed star, like something you would draw or what was on top of a Christmas tree....
I watch sci-fi movies a lot. I had a very misconception about scientists. I thought that scientists are the most boring people in the universe but this guy changed my thoughts since I watched crash course astronomy. He is awesome...... Just awesome
"We're really good at fooling ourselves." What an understatement! The beaches of Florida are just as dry today as they were 30 years ago and the polar bear population is greater now than it's been in 60 years.
As a scientist, I feel like more often you find your self arguing with the scientists who double down on their mistakes and fight till the bitter end, or at least until the conversation has died down and they can change the subject in a face saving way. Moreover, I'd say that's the human side of science, because what's more human than refusing to admit you made a mistake?
Wow! Phil Plait. "The Bad Astronomer". I was a fan, what, 13 years ago? I looked at the site. Under "what's new" I read 2006. So I gave up. Keep up the good work.
Hey Air Fighter, I'll say it depends on what you're trying to achieve! If you just want to do some fun experiments there are a ton you can do with stuff you probably already have at home. Two classic examples is extracting DNA from a strawberry (or your spit), or putting an egg in vinegar for a few days to see what happens to the shell. There are so many fun projects like this out there you could do. But remember that part of the point of doing them is because it's fun, and the other part is learning something. Be sure to figure out what the reason behind it is. Something that got me into science when I was a kid was just looking at the pictures in science books from my school's library, I was far too young to understand what was happening. Luckily now, the internet is readily available and you can look at just about anything you want to. You could start by "thinking" like a scientist. When you see something, try and figure out why it is like that and why it does what it's doing. I still do this constantly (for reference I'm working on my graduate degrees in plant genetics so I think I have some level of scientific knowledge). All day long I'm googling things that I see. An example of this is a water tower. I was driving, saw a water tower and the rest of the time I was in the car I was thinking about why they are shaped the way they are. When I got out of the car, I did a quick google search on it. I do this for pretty much everything. I even will write down either on paper or the notes on my phone things I want to google when I have the time. I'm sure you've heard at school that wikipedia isn't a reliable resource. And it isn't, you should never completely rely on it or cite it in any papers you may have to write for school. HOWEVER, it's a great place to start when you're learning something new. Scientists are constantly asking questions to themselves and others. My final suggestion is to not try and look at the most advanced stuff there is for something you want to know. When I was your age I watched two episodes of the big bang theory and decided I should teach myself physics. Naturally I landed myself on some websites that were way beyond my comprehension level because I didn't want to look up something like "physics for kids." Needless to say, I still am not a physicist. To this day if I am looking to learn something outside my discipline (so anything that isn't about plants) I will start with the wikipedia page for it and/or googling it with "kids" in my search so I can find some easy to understand information. And keep that in mind when you watch these videos of experts. They went to school for many years, then worked in the field for many years, they know everything there is to know about one specific thing. They aren't experts in everything there is to know. As a young scientist it is easy to feel discouraged because you don't understand everything that is going on. And that is okay. Most of us still don't know everything that is going on. And that's how I found your comment. I'm struggling with my own experiments right now and needed a pep-talk to remind myself that mistakes are okay, and not knowing everything is okay. I've watched this video so many times that I can say it from memory while Phil is talking.
@@heeraksharma1224 what makes you so sure? No evidence exists that there is a spiritual world. We sure don't know everything and that doesnt give you the right to push your biased opinions in the voids of human knowledge.
My name is Scott of Yoder's I just wanted to tell you I have some great ideas scientist do you have the time of day that you ain't kissing people butts like the rich people and people who have a name in this world give someone a chance I doubt if you do but I do have great ideas but like always the rich gets richer and the poor folks get overlooked like I've been my whole life
Making mistakes may or may not help with scientific discoveriy. Scientific discovery is locating, identifying and analyzing both MISTAKES AND PREVIOUS OMISSIONS in understanding of what things are and how they work. Not so much just making mistakes, but locating and figuring from them regardless of who made them.
@@HaseoOkami Actually I have no problem with making mistakes. Nor do I have any problem with correcting or being corrected. Usually narcissistic assholes make the kind of comment you just made. As the guy in the video said part of the he process is admitting when you're wrong. Narcissists can't be on the he dime when the finger is pointed at it as the place where wrong is.
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I have questions for you. 1. Have you dug through google scholar? It’s common to have this genius idea and then find out some rando from the 80’s has already done it. 2. If you can’t find anything on it, you could find a local expert. I’d suggest getting on the website for the closest university to you and finding a faculty person who’s research seems to align most with your idea and send them an email. They may have some advice for you.
Though, is “scientist” not an umbrella term for many fields? I personally view engineers as scientists, too. (Engineering follows the same scientific process). I understand your point, but to follow that logic, we should also talk about the construction workers so we don’t cause offence.
meh, it's not like the scientists who invented those felt satisfied already, they're actively trying to explain what they are in science, having something whose effect you know but you don't fully understand happens all the time, that's the point of progressing science an example from mechanical engineering/metallurgy, blacksmiths of old knew that adding just enough bones or coal to molten iron strengthen it, but too much and the iron becomes weaker they're actually making steel, iron with a few percent of carbon content, too much and the iron becomes cast iron the entire steel phase and atomic influence of atoms were understood probably centuries or even millenniums after the original discovery, but they did lay the foundation for metallurgy science
It's too bad politics, religion and society don't function like the science Phil described. Also in school, teachers always stress that students need to be perfect in their homework, quizzes, exams, grades --- while mistakes are treated as criminal acts.
Why is this guy talking to the audience as if they've never heard of a scientific experiment before? "Here's what a hypothesis is," etc... This is a lecture for school children, not adults.
It was exactly as described. The discussion of the search for exoplanets was a tool to highlight the fact that science is a process. And, that process, is critical to advancement. The title should reflect the overarching message.
