Not exact matches
Alongside partner nference (an AI platform company whose stated goal is «automated extraction
of knowledge from the commercial,
scientific and regulatory body
of literature»), the organizations are launching a new firm called Qrativ with the help
of $ 8.3 million in Series A financing.
Meta — which, in the words
of cofounder Sam Molyneux, uses «artificial intelligence to analyze new
scientific knowledge as it's published» — partners with academic journals to access many thousands
of scientific papers and draw insight
from them (beyond the keywords, that is) with the help
of a machine learning tool developed by SRI International, which created Apple's spectral personal assistant, Siri.
Scientism itself could never be proven or established by the
scientific method so you have conflict
from the get go (i.e. only
knowledge out
of scientific method is fact can not be proven and it is actually the reverse as the Hubble constant alone disproved all previous known cosmology as to age
of the universe).
What religion offers: — The opportunity to avoid eternal punishment for not worshiping / believing in my god (not worried enough to care)-- An explanation for the universe and why we are here (I'll take the
knowledge gained
from the application
of the
scientific method, but thanks)-- Living forever in heavenly bliss (I am content with this life)-- The opportunity to divide humanity based upon different belief systems (There is enough dividing us already)-- Purpose, a code
of ethics, and fulfillment (I have that already, without religion)-- Develop a personal relationship with god (I've never seen or heard
from any gods nor have I seen any independantly verified scientifically collected peer reviewed proof.
But before expressing this belief, Fr Holloway makes a general remark about the nature
of scientific knowledge which may serve as an introduction to Polanyi's refutation of Scientific Positivism and his proposal that science is Personal Knowledge: «It is most significant that here, as so very often in the discoveries of science, it was not the inductive data which was the real beginning of the breakthrough in knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind... from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final pro
scientific knowledge which may serve as an introduction to Polanyi's refutation of Scientific Positivism and his proposal that science is Personal Knowledge: «It is most significant that here, as so very often in the discoveries of science, it was not the inductive data which was the real beginning of the breakthrough in knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind... from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final proo
knowledge which may serve as an introduction to Polanyi's refutation
of Scientific Positivism and his proposal that science is Personal Knowledge: «It is most significant that here, as so very often in the discoveries of science, it was not the inductive data which was the real beginning of the breakthrough in knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind... from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final pro
Scientific Positivism and his proposal that science is Personal
Knowledge: «It is most significant that here, as so very often in the discoveries of science, it was not the inductive data which was the real beginning of the breakthrough in knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind... from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final proo
Knowledge: «It is most significant that here, as so very often in the discoveries
of science, it was not the inductive data which was the real beginning
of the breakthrough in
knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind... from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final proo
knowledge, but a deductive vision glimpsed through scanty data which thrilled and excited the mind...
from then on the hunt is up for the clues and the final proof.»
Later the idea gained ground that we can not «speak
of nature apart
from human perception in the historical development
of knowledge», that all
knowledge is «a creative interaction between the known and the knower» and that therefore there is no System
of scientific knowledge or
of technology which does not have the subjective purposes and faith - presuppositions
of humans built into it.
As this vocation is lived in the sober unity
of scientific knowledge and human achievement it is prevented
from becoming mere humanitarian twaddle.
when i was in grade school i constantly read science books, i knew the position
of the planets, their distances
from the sun, diameters, etc. however, by the time i graduated high school, 50 %
of the
scientific knowledge i had gained had already been proved untrue.
I am amazed that people can't see the obvious, the bible is not a timeless book
of laws
from an omniscient being, it is a man made docu ment based on the moral, technological, and
scientific state
of knowledge millennia ago.
In either case, the arrival
of man — as distinguished
from merely his carcass — necessarily involved a creative act and a power outside the realm
of material nature where
scientific knowledge is sovereign.
I also got some neat stories
from it, but
scientific breakthroughs has furthered my
knowledge of the world and universe around me, given me the tools to think critically and not just «go with the flow»
«Ignoring» this has followed, at least in part, the intellectual defeat
of the previous defences
of the spiritual soul
from abstract
knowledge by nominalistic interpretations
of scientific methodology (see our recent «Experimental Success» and «Human Dignity» posts).
In spite
of all our modern sophistication,
scientific knowledge, technological expertise, philosophical wisdom and traditional forms
of spirituality, it is
from these basic instincts for survival and regeneration that the new path
of faith will come.
«Consequently, methodical research in all branches
of knowledge, provided it is carried out in a truly
scientific manner and does not override moral laws, can never conflict with the faith, because the things
of the world and the things
of faith derive
from the same God.
Constantly attempting, as he tells us, to bracket
from his
scientific method
of investigation «faith -
knowledge» and to «prescind»
from the teachings
of the church, he nevertheless» in as naive a fashion as one can imagine» fails to bracket the «
knowledge» he has imbibed
from the political culture around him,
knowledge which assures him that our society has been mistaken in its exaltation
of the individual.
I'll try to add my own slant, which
from my personal perspective is confirmed for me by what I understand
of current
scientific knowledge.
The following extracts
from that work show the unity
of fundamental Christian vision and
scientific knowledge which he preserved to the end.
Any thought, any faith, or belief can be called delusion if it differs
from our
knowledge of reality,
from proven
scientific principles, and so on.
Scientific knowledge is not validated without the concurrence
of inquirers everywhere, and the fund
of human
knowledge, skill, and beauty needs replenishment
from men
of genius in every land.
In these questions there is doubtless at work in Aristotle's mind a concept
of bodies that is pragmatically oriented to the world
of things, a concept that Whitehead,
from the higher vantage point afforded by modem
scientific knowledge, is able to dismiss.
The Universe, known and unknown, is possibly not the most used definition
of God, at least in the western world... but it is the Pantheistic version that jives so much more with science and is not a misappropriation
of the smaller definitions
of God, merely an unfamiliar definition to those with less
knowledge of various more advanced religious and philosophic thought, within and outside those religions... The idea
of Pantheism also thoughtfully considers why there is, rather than ridiculing, such a wide range
of philosophical and ritual beliefs
from a
scientific perspective... without having to classify large groups
of people, as senseless idiots
from one end or destined for hell
from the other.
The
scientific knowledge so obtained may be put together in a general theory that usually comes
from the pooling
of the
knowledge and experience
of many scientists.
Although religious
knowledge is different
from scientific knowledge in character, it is distinguished not by any appeal to historical revelation, but rather only by the greater immediacy
of that reality which it empirically apprehends and describes.
It seemed to him necessary to distinguish the immediate «acquaintance with» God
of the religious person
from the indirect «
knowledge about» to which at best
scientific knowledge could lead.
The transcendence
of life and human mind were evolutionary
from the non-living to living entities, but
scientific knowledge is quite insufficient to give satisfactory accounts
of these transitions.
You can not isolate this one item
from all the massively integrated whole that is the sum total
of our
scientific knowledge — you can't pick and choose!
Far
from claiming to be Kantian, Bergson at least claims to be diametrically opposed to the necessary relegation
of human
knowledge (either
scientific or philosophical) to the sphere
of the merely phenomenal.
He feels that the relativism
of knowledge was implicitly contained in a confusion in
scientific theory
from the time
of Galileo: «The idea
of a science and
of an experience entirely relative to the human understanding was therefore implicitly contained in the conception
of a science, one and integral composed
of laws: Kant only brought it to light» (CE 251).
I suggest that language is sufficiently powerful to express this enrichment, and that it is a form
of knowledge which is being thus expressed, albeit not
of scientific knowledge in the sense
of Weizsaecker («testable predictions on precisely formulated alternatives»);
from this point
of view, the first and second strategy appear to be complementary.
In facilitating the exchange
of scientific knowledge on organic food and farming systems, TIPI is committed to engaging all stakeholders who benefit
from Organic Agriculture research.
It is only with the industrial revolution and increased
scientific knowledge of sanitation that brewers gained the ability to prevent beer
from souring naturally.
The difference
from where we were before and where we are today as a result
of this relationship between FIAL, ourselves, and CSIRO, is the fact that we did not have to invest in
scientific capabilities that would take a number
of years to materialise and to bear fruit, and we had immediate access to an existing
knowledge base that was at arm's reach for us.
-- Stephen Keith Sagarin Love and
Knowledge: Recovering the Heart
of Learning through Contemplation — Arthur Zajonc Teachers» Self - Development as a Mirror of Children's Incarnation: Part I — Renate Long - Breipohl Of Seeds and Continents: Reliability, Predictability, and Scientific Knowing — Michael D'Aleo Reports from the Research Fellows Honest, Complete Assessment and Social Renewal: A Revolution — Patrice Maynard Crisis in the Kindergarten — Joan Almon and Edward Miller Henry Barnes and Waldorf Education: A Personal Tribute — Douglas Slo
of Learning through Contemplation — Arthur Zajonc Teachers» Self - Development as a Mirror
of Children's Incarnation: Part I — Renate Long - Breipohl Of Seeds and Continents: Reliability, Predictability, and Scientific Knowing — Michael D'Aleo Reports from the Research Fellows Honest, Complete Assessment and Social Renewal: A Revolution — Patrice Maynard Crisis in the Kindergarten — Joan Almon and Edward Miller Henry Barnes and Waldorf Education: A Personal Tribute — Douglas Slo
of Children's Incarnation: Part I — Renate Long - Breipohl
Of Seeds and Continents: Reliability, Predictability, and Scientific Knowing — Michael D'Aleo Reports from the Research Fellows Honest, Complete Assessment and Social Renewal: A Revolution — Patrice Maynard Crisis in the Kindergarten — Joan Almon and Edward Miller Henry Barnes and Waldorf Education: A Personal Tribute — Douglas Slo
Of Seeds and Continents: Reliability, Predictability, and
Scientific Knowing — Michael D'Aleo Reports
from the Research Fellows Honest, Complete Assessment and Social Renewal: A Revolution — Patrice Maynard Crisis in the Kindergarten — Joan Almon and Edward Miller Henry Barnes and Waldorf Education: A Personal Tribute — Douglas Sloan
The Lancet series will explore ways
of applying
scientific knowledge to help children get the best
from their early years.
Respectively based at the Université de Montréal and Université Laval (Quebec, Canada), these two organizations have built over the years a solid network
of international experts who gather, synthesize and comment, in their respective domain
of expertise, the most up - to - date
scientific knowledge available on the development
of young children,
from conception to age five.
I can not accept the idea that not all sources
of knowledge are equal, and that training, experience and the
scientific method allow others to speak with authority that exceeds mine, derived
from armchair speculation and casual reading.
Some barriers include the negative attitudes
of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support
from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and
knowledge about the benefits
of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration
of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but
scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.
The prevailing narrative
of the rise
of West, which focuses on the importance
of the revival
of Ancient Greek
knowledge following the Dark Ages in paving the way for the Renaissance, the
Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, has a tendency to portray Europe's rise in self - contained euro - centric terms, often failing to acknowledge debts
from further afield.
With its festival atmosphere and a panel
of judges
from the worlds
of venture capital and communications as well as science, the Skolar Award contest also expresses a somewhat subversive notion: that researchers need not only to discover important new
knowledge, but also to convey it beyond the lab and readers
of scientific journals so that society at large can understand it, value it, benefit
from it, and support it.
To expand the
scientific knowledge base, a team
of UC Santa Barbara scientists set out to estimate the vulnerability and extinction risk
of migratory birds, mammals and fishes
from different regions and ecosystems around the world.
Article 15 Focus Groups and Analysis A body
of knowledge on the meaning
of the right to benefit
from scientific progress across disciplines.
Using a combination
of engineering and
scientific knowledge gained
from field studies, as well as interaction with communities in developing countries, some researchers in our department are developing methods to effectively communicate information about best practices to the farmers, as well as methods to train them by example.
If the growing awareness
of an ongoing problem has led to more transparency, the
scientific process, and the public who benefits
from the
knowledge it generates, will be better off.
LeVine says that the main problem is a lack
of scientific knowledge about the baseline conditions in the region, in terms
of everything
from ocean currents to animal populations.
The model takes into account the latest
knowledge of HIV's structure and biology collected
from more than 100
scientific papers, according to its creators at the Visual Science Company in Moscow.
Derived
from the National Postdoctoral Association's list
of postdoctoral core competencies, the myIDP skills assessment has seven categories:
scientific knowledge, research skills, communication, leadership and management, professionalism, responsible conduct
of research, and career development.
and hence the illustration
of the nature
of the
scientific hearings
of the accessions to
knowledge which his expedition has produced are drawn
from these materials; but, as other branches
of the information embraced in his observations are unfolded, other theoretical applications will appear for the advancement
of philosophy and such
of the geographical sciences as meteorology and terrestrial magnetism, concerning which the observations made in the South Polar regions tend in some respects to deliver the deciding stroke in the elaboration.
To harness the energy already generated by the March for Science, «clear, science - based messages must be presented repeatedly to both those making policy and to the broader public, and these messages should focus on the value
of scientific knowledge that results
from well - funded research,» added Rovito.
Yet there was no shortage
of knowledge about the perils
of ice, as you can see
from this April 27, 1912,
Scientific American article.
He says today's eruption forecasting relies on combining monitoring data with information
from global volcanic databases, local
knowledge of a volcano's past behavior and
scientific insight based on experience.