Sentences with phrase «research than the theory»

The theory of evolution is no more lacking in evidence and research than the theory of gravity.

Not exact matches

A research programme is even more resistant to change than a theory, but may eventually be abandoned in favour of a new programme which has greater promise of explaining known data, resolving anomalies, and predicting novel phenomena.

Maybe you should actually do some research into the theory rather than a condescending little remark on a web blog.

More than a century of theory about the evolutionary history of dinosaurs has been turned on its head following the publication of new research from scientists at the University of Cambridge and Natural History Museum in London.

Polls such as the 2009 U.S. Religious and Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, have suggested that less than half of all Americans accept the scientific theory of evolution.

Why is there so much opposition to a theory that is amply backed by more than 100 years of research?

In 1986, after more than two years of research, Duesberg was so convinced that the HIV theory of AIDS was dead wrong that he spent nine months writing his paper on HIV (pdf) for Cancer Rresearch, Duesberg was so convinced that the HIV theory of AIDS was dead wrong that he spent nine months writing his paper on HIV (pdf) for Cancer ResearchResearch.

Despite the 1996 call by The Lancet's editor to fund Duesberg's research on AIDS, and despite Scientific American's plea more than a decade later that the scientific community consider his theories on cancer, Peter Duesberg is still fighting daunting scientific battles.

But according to Halberg, the Norwegian research on blue tits deviates even further from traditional thinking within evolutionary biology than Hrdy's theories do.

Six U.S. research organizations are collaborating to develop the device, which they say could in theory generate an x-ray beam with a peak brightness one billion times greater than the brightest beam currently available.

Thus, this new research suggests, the moons are younger than 4.5 billion years, favoring a theory that the moons formed from Saturn's rings.

«Previous studies at a few sites had shown that large trees suffer more than small trees during and after droughts, and our theory suggested this should be a globally consistent pattern, but this project was the first to test this hypothesis globally,» said Los Alamos National Laboratory's Nate McDowell, a renowned forest ecologist and plant physiologist who coauthored a paper in the journal Nature Plants highlighting this research.

Other theories and lines of research have begun to prosper due to the lack of tangible human results for anti-amyloid immunotherapies, in particular that neurofibrillary tangles of misfolded tau protein are just as much a target for clearance as is amyloid - β, and that perhaps it is time to focus on the decline of known clearance mechanisms rather than the amyloid itself.

The research findings support a theory that the ancestors of these South American ungulates came from North America more than 60 million years ago, probably just after the mass extinction that killed off non-avian dinosaurs and many other vertebrates.

Teske is keenly aware that in her field of astronomy, many fewer women than men end up in theory - heavy or instrumentation - based research tracks.

«The [theory] that has guided therapeutic strategies for more than 30 years is that amyloid beta is a freak, that what it does is abnormal and has no function,» says study corresponding author Robert Moir, PhD, of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease in Boston.

In fact, some research in 2007 actually showed milk to produce a greater anabolic response after weight training than a store - bought bodybuilding supplement... sort of a slap in the face for all those companies pushing «metabolic optimizers» and supplement «stacks» based on «modern science» and nutrition theory.

This is one theory behind the new research that shows those who exercise within two hours of bedtime sleep better than those who don't exercise.

Based on recent research and a new physiological theory I propose an alternative training method that I believe to be significantly better than traditional strength training.

Rather than advocating a particular dietary theory or nutritional philosophy, our faculty uses a science - based approach, considering the body of evidence from the most current and robust research available.

Frankly I don't think we have to dive into anthropological theory or research to draw the conclusion that hunter - gatherer diets are healthier than twinkies and Coke — that's common sense isnt it?

This theory was widely accepted as truth for decades until some research was done over the years that showed so long as you had a meal within a few hours of training, you would be just fine, and that total protein intake over the course of the day mattered more than when you had protein intake.

A common reason women take prenatals other than pregnancy is a belief that they will improve hair growth; however, research does not support this theory.

However, the movie Creation is far less concerned with Charles» (Paul Bettany) actual theories or a detailed account of his research procedures, than it is with the personal and family struggles he faced.

Rather than attempt to make a summative statement about the success of Newark school reform, this research project focuses on key questions at the core of the theory of action in Newark.

First, scientific theories do more than summarize observations; they are meant to push science forward, to prompt new research.

Orchard and Winch believe the newly implicated school - led routes is backed by the idea of teachers as «craft worker», learning their profession by working with masters rather than «professionals» who engage with the theory and findings of education research, than mere intuition.

Early education, by contrast, remains mired in philosophy, in broad theories of the nature of child development, and in practices that spring from appeals to authority and official pronouncements of professional guilds, rather than to research.

To support this theory, research conducted by Teachers Support Network Group adds that teachers are increasingly concerned about their day - to - day lives, rather than professional issues.

A common criticism made of Howard Gardner's work is that his theories derive rather more strongly from his own intuitions and reasoning than from a comprehensive and full grounding in empirical research.

In order to really study competency - based models, the field may need more specific categories than «competency - based» to translate the theory into practice; and we likely need new research paradigms to evaluate these specific practices.

And because the Effective Schools model is grounded in research and proven practices, it has evolved to incorporate the latest thinking on leadership, systems theory, and total quality management to become a multifaceted, integrated approach to continuous school improvement and the leadership that is more relevant to today than ever.

Current emotion theory and research bring up more questions than answers.

While Goleman claims his theories are all based on research, this expose of his book shows that the researchers who came up with the idea of Emotional Intelligence were talking about something completely different than what Goleman has turned it into:

Dr. Tony Wagner, Innovation Education fellow at Harvard University and author of the new book, Creating Innovators (due out April 17), explains, «I do agree that the IB is a significantly better framework for intellectual rigor than the advanced placement (AP) curriculum for several reasons: the requirement that all students complete a 4500 word research paper, the service learning requirement, and the interdisciplinary theory of knowledge requirement, all of which take learning beyond the confines of the conventional curriculum.»

All are independent of universities, and they share an emphasis on the mechanics of lesson delivery and classroom management rather than theories of education, research or subject - matter expertise.

Suddenly, we seem to live in a time dominated by «fake news», «alternative facts», conspiracy theories, scepticism of scientific research, partial accounts parading as «the real truth which has hitherto been concealed from us, the people», revolts against allegedly smug academic elites and distant political elites — a time where YouTube videos claiming research into climate change to be a scam get far more viewers than videos presenting the science of climate change.

While they don't have universal support in the academic community, they are based on peer - reviewed research and have been endorsed by none other than Harry Markowitz, the Nobel laureate and creator of Modern Portfolio Theory, the rock upon which index investing is built.

While in theory this is true, medical research says that the front dewclaw is no more likely to get hurt or damaged than any of the other toenails, and we do not remove all of those from all dogs!

In addition to the Center's collection of artworks, the CCS Bard Library and Archives house more than 25,000 books and exhibition catalogues focusing on contemporary art, exhibition history, and the theory and interpretation of contemporary art and culture, as well as extensive research archives comprising over 1,000 linear feet of material.

Most important, however, these artists are non-strategic: they rely primarily on intuition rather than research or theory to move the work forward.

This tribal theory applies to peoples political affiliations such as liberal or conservative, or membership of other social groups, and we know liberals do tend to accept climate science more than conservatives from polls by Pew Research etc, although its not black and white.

Skeptics have long cited Doran's research to show that global warming is a flawed theory motivated by alarmist scientists more interested in scaring up huge research grants than in pursuing the evidence with honesty and integrity.

That is why much more is spent on particle physics (which has no practical applications and hasn't made a significant discovery in decades), or string theory (which isn't even science) than on climatology or energy research.

Is there anyone here who can produce a shread of human dignity, rather than groveling at the Pope's feet, begging for more funding for research into the heliocentric theory of celestial movement?

* There is too much conflicting evidence about climate change to know whether it is actually happening * Current climate change is part of a pattern that has been going on for millions of years * Climate change is just a natural fluctuation in Earth's temperatures * Even if we do experience some consequences from climate change, we will be able to cope with them * The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic * The evidence for climate change is unreliable * There are a lot of very different theories about climate change and little agreement about which is right * Scientists have in the past changed their results to make climate change appear worse than it is * Scientists have hidden research that shows climate change is not serious * Climate change is a scam * Social / behavioural scepticism measures * Climate change is so complicated, that there is very little politicians can do about it * There is no point in me doing anything about climate change because no - one else is * The actions of a single person doesn't make any difference in tackling climate change * People are too selfish to do anything about climate change * Not much will be done about climate change, because it is not in human nature to respond to problems that won't happen for many years * It is already too late to do anything about climate change * The media is often too alarmist about climate change * Environmentalists do their best to emphasise the worst possible effects of climate change * Climate change has now become a bit of an outdated issue * Whether it is important or not, on a day - to - day basis I am bored of hearing about climate change

Do you advocate the sacking of academics who research and hold theories other than the status quo?

You are morally comfortable researching your method as long as it works in theory, but nothing would hurt more than to try to apply it and to learn that it doesn't work in reality.

Stay tuned, my long - held educated guess that Ross Gelbspan did no «investigative journalism» research into his claims that Western Fuels was out to «reposition global warming as theory rather than fact» is now something I can say (via interview results conducted by a renowned politics researcher), with absolute certainty.

Qualitative research, in contrast, seeks a deep, contextual understanding grounded in the participants» context.12 Researchers gather data through personal interactions or observations, rather than through objective instruments.13 Common qualitative data collection techniques include observation, interviews, and document review.14 Qualitative research is primarily inductive.15 Researchers begin by conducting a close study of the participants in context, and gradually develop themes and theories based on the participants» experiences.16 Researchers can not understand what it means to «do» legal writing without understanding the participants» experiences — the experiences of both writers and readers.