22 JAN 2014 by ideonexus
Ask Nature Many Questions at Once
No aphorism is more frequently repeated . . . than that we must ask Nature few questions, or ideally, one question at a time. The writer is convinced that this view is wholly mistaken. Nature, he suggests, will best respond to a logically and carefully thought out questionnaire; indeed if we ask her a single question, she will often refuse to answer until some other topic has been discussed.Folksonomies: scientific method investigation
Folksonomies: scientific method investigation
Against the common wisdom of asking one question at a time.