the scientific method
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: the process that is used by scientists for testing ideas and theories by using experiments and careful observation
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Much of the first part of the book, Pollan turns to materialist researchers using the scientific method to try to identify consciousness in the brain and body, a pursuit that academic institutions only came to see as legitimate in the ’90s.
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Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Advances in data and machine learning are bringing the rigor of the scientific method to television advertising.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The politicization of science is undermining the scientific method itself, the co-founder of the biotech firm Moderna warned.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The coat’s origin occurred in the 19th century as the scientific method and thinking replaced some of the quackery and mysticism that was often used in the medical practice of the times.
—Stephen J. Forman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Advances in data and machine learning are bringing the rigor of the scientific method to television advertising.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The politicization of science is undermining the scientific method itself, the co-founder of the biotech firm Moderna warned.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The coat’s origin occurred in the 19th century as the scientific method and thinking replaced some of the quackery and mysticism that was often used in the medical practice of the times.
—Stephen J. Forman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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“The scientific method.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20scientific%20method. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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