Episode 20 - The Scientific Method

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2017

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

This episode, we’re taking a big step back at the concept that underlies everything we talk about on this podcast: the scientific method! Our discussion includes what exactly the method is, why we use it, and what can sometimes get lost in translation. In the news: fossilized salamander organs, dinosaur proteins (or not), the bizarre comb jellies, and fanged kangaroos. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:02:00Main discussion: 00:29:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Follow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw The Podcast music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.1	Hello, David.
0:20.4	Hello, Will. And hello, listeners. Hello, Will.
0:22.0	And hello, listeners.
0:24.3	Greetings, listeners.
0:26.0	Welcome back for finally a pretty straightforward, normal episode.
0:31.1	Yes, this will be a one-part, normal length.
0:35.3	Two-person.
0:36.0	Nothing special.
0:38.3	Two person.
0:41.1	It's good to be back.
0:41.7	Yep.
0:45.6	So today's episode, I'm actually really excited for today's.
0:53.1	I mean, I'm always excited, but this one of my favorite kind of concepts in science that doesn't really get actually discussed a lot of time.
0:57.0	Because today we are going over the scientific method.
0:58.6	Oh, boy.
0:59.5	Yeah.
1:05.5	Yeah, Will is so excited that he didn't even tell our listeners what podcast this is.
1:06.4	I did not.
1:11.2	So for those of you, we don't really have to do it.
1:14.6	But I assume that our listeners know what they're listening to.
1:17.7	Just for completion's sake.
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