Although scientists behave as if their theories are facts, often arguing ferociously against critics, key paradigms of science can shift rapidly and fundamentally when empirical
evidence reaches a tipping point.
Not exact matches
«So while it is possible that reduced accessibility of foraging habitat might cause loss of northern colonies in the future, there is no
evidence that we have yet
reached a
tipping point at which this occurs.»
«This
evidence supports our concept of «
tipping point» where the number and extent of fiber branching
reaches a level where the branching itself terminally compromises muscle function, irrespective of the absence of dystrophin,» the researchers wrote.
Meanwhile, earth has
reached what scientists deem the climate
tipping point - and
evidence suggests the carbon concentrations in our atmosphere may be permanent.
Offering up a pile of links as
evidence, Carolyn Elefant blogs, «Macolm Gladwell's
tipping point phenomenon is probably way over-referenced, and yet I can't help but wonder whether the idea of solo practice is
reaching a
tipping point in the legal profession.