Sentences with phrase «much scientific basis»

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During the four weeks they try to develop in the seminar participants as much understanding as possible, based on scientific knowledge.

You further seemed to imply that this will be based on scientific discovery, in much the same way evolution will be.

As a medical professional, one would think you'd understand that biological evolution, much like general relativity, quantum mechanics, the germ theory of disease, cell theory, plate tectonic theory, etc is a scientific theory and should be taught in science class based on the preponderance of evidence that backs it.

you're appealing to scientific findings as a basis for compassion... and yet science can not even define LIFE... much less compassion.

So there was no research because what would you research this decision was a emotional decision based on pure emotions and not much if any scientific data.

Departmental names won't matter much if the shift has already taken place from a scientific theology, based on the prior Catholic faith commitment of every student in the classroom (which obviously would require everyone enrolled in the course to be a committed Catholic), to a phenomenological, historical study of what others believe.

That same foundation is the basis of all scientific knowledge as it exists today and, for example, accounts for so much that is commonplace and patently correct e.g. electronics, medical and bio-sciences, etc..

It has no scientific basis and, like pretty much all food fads, is rooted in a fear of modernity.

The Infant Feeding Support Resource Center also provides educational materials from industry experts ranging on a variety of topics, including formula comparison charts, scientific - based articles about prebiotics, and much more.

Little do you know, their advice is based on their personal experiences rather than any scientific evidence because they haven't had much training in breastfeeding.

«The ABM Mother Supporter course bolstered my experience - based understanding of breastfeeding with scientific evidence and showed me how much more I have to learn!

Commons bases much of his theory on Romanian orphans and lab animals, creating much scientific controversy.

But if you prefer an opinion - based reason to scientific research, there isn't much I can do to help alleviate your concerns.

There's a lack of interpersonal - skills training and evaluation in academia, which leaves many technical people believing that decisions about their future will be based upon their scientific credentials and not those «soft skills» I talk so much about in Tooling Up.

It may seem odd to base so much of one's scientific life on a single tool and then lobby against its application.

These assessments, based on reviews of the scientific literature, will answer questions about how much biodiversity is declining and what the implications of extinctions and ecosystem change might be for humanity.

Sharp - eyed reader Paul Marks spotted the following interesting paragraph in the Office of Science and Technology's Forward Look report on government spending on science: «Despite enormous progress over the past decade, software engineering still suffers from being too much of an art and not enough of a science and much remains to be done to establish it on a firmer scientific basis.»

The board would still set general priorities, but the six CSIRO institutes, which are based on overlapping scientific disciplines, would become much more independent and powerful.

Those theories were always based on an implicit faith in the meaning of the artifacts — a faith as devout, in its way, as the prehistoric religion itself but lacking much scientific foundation.

Still, much of his most convincing material is based on intuition and anecdote rather than overwhelming scientific evidence.

When a Nobel prizewinner threatens to sue colleagues, and when they deny his access both to the regular means of scientific publication and to the primary data on the basis of which his findings have been refuted, there must be much more going on besides matters of science.

«I'm confident that the scientific basis behind the threat has pretty much melted away.

«If these reports are true, the previous government's rush to ban mephedrone never had any serious scientific credibility - it looks much more like a decision based on a short - term electoral calculation.

Scientific knowledge input into process based models has much improved, reducing uncertainty of known science for some components of sea - level rise (e.g. steric changes), but when considering other components (e.g. ice melt from ice sheets, terrestrial water contribution) science is still emerging, and uncertainties remain high.

Perceived risks associated with testosterone treatments and its abuse in the areas of athletic enhancement have caused much confusion without scientific basis.

While she makes some good points about eating too much unfermented soy, she feels a need to promote that myths that individuals on a plant based diet do not get enough vitamins, minerals and protein and of course claims there are not scientific studies that indicate saturated fat and cholesterol contribute to heart disease.

They all promote a Whole Plant Food Based diet of one version or another — based on the body of scientific evidence (which you don't find so much with people who promote diets such as the paleo diBased diet of one version or another — based on the body of scientific evidence (which you don't find so much with people who promote diets such as the paleo dibased on the body of scientific evidence (which you don't find so much with people who promote diets such as the paleo diet)..

My point here is that much of what we have accepted is based more on what others feel we should eat, not necessarily scientific fact.

Dr. Daniel joined the Weston A. Price Foundation, a non-profit nutrition education foundation based in Washington, DC, to present much of the scientific evidence against soy that led to the FDA's concerns and to Solae's withdrawal.

Based on this evidence, it appears that there is no upper limit on the amount of fruit you can eat on a daily basis, and that any argument suggesting that fruit contains «too much sugar» is misinterpreting the scientific evidence.

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This discussion shows that education studies vary so much in their scientific rigor that one can not just review them based on press releases and the sensationalism of the reported results.

This hasn't stopped the players from developing folding models superior to other computer - based or lab - created models — so much so that Fold.it players recently solved a scientific problem in three weeks» time that has stumped researchers for more than a decade.

Diane Ravitch's claim that school voucher programs have failed is based on ignoring much of the scientific evidence of their success, misreporting the facts regarding the studies that she does discuss, and the 1 percent difference between 95 % confidence and 94 % confidence.

There are also fears the changes will give too much freedom to faith - based schools or fundamentalist agendas - although schools must show their curriculum is «broad and balanced» and government guidelines say creationism must not be taught as a valid scientific theory.

It is not so much important, in what way scientific results were received - based on the theoretical generalizations of the already known facts (with the possible use of logical or mathematical modeling), or the facts, empirically received by the analysis paper writing.

This research is considered to be a critical step in providing much needed scientific evidence as a basis for fostering more serious attention to human - animal bond dynamics and related issues and policy concerns.

Each practitioner did his or her own thing when it came to vaccinating dogs and cats, and to make matters worse there wasn't much in the way of scientific research to base these judgments on.

Much of the conversation concerning replication often appears to be based on the idea that a large fraction of scientific errors, or incorrect conclusions or problematic results are the result of errors in coding or analysis.

Isn't that pretty much the basis of the scientific method?

In my studies on science communication, I've learnt a lot about how the human brain works — we base our beliefs as much on our values as on scientific evidence.

I also suspect there will be a much greater push from the next Congress to use hearings to question the scientific basis for EPA regulations of greenhouse gases.

It's no surprise that there's a pushback against the state's 39 - inch forecast, which was based on a selection of outdated science that foretold a much more alarming story than newer scientific studies.

Much of what we in recent centuries think of as moral is based on scientific understanding.

NPR's Richard Harris has learned that much more oil and natural gas, 70,000 barrels a day or more than ten times the official estimate, is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon pipe, based on scientific analysis of the video released Wednesday.

Thus, as a public servant, in the broadest sense, Gore has interacted with the scientific community, learned what we have learned and how well we think we know the science, and then made the translation for the public based on his perspective as a policy maker and decision maker (something we scientists often don't know much about).

When so much of the AGW message is based on «trust us, we're the consensus of scientific opinion», governments and the general public need to know that there's a small core of untrustworthy non-scientists who are doing all they can to hide their results from scientific scrutiny.

I do agree that the effect is very minor in comparison to the much larger GHG - based AGW signal, but explaining it is an interesting scientific problem.

A scientific consensus isn't formed by simple agreement between scientists, it's evidence based and very much dependent on repeatable experiment.

So much for «art», but what about the scientific basis for the claim that there exists «balance», that it is «delicate», and that our security is premised on this delicate balance being sustained?