Edges of Science

ECEN 3070 Spring 2006 – TTh 12:30-1:45pm

Section 880

Professor Garret Moddel

If you’re sure of the following and believe they’re not worth re-examining:

·      Accepted science is rock-solid fact and not subject to revision

·      Premonitions of future events have no scientific basis

·      The concept of time-reversed causality contradicts basic logic and accepted physics

·      The existence of telepathy is just wishful thinking

·      Using our intentions to affect physical systems is just new-age gobbledygook

·      The scientific method is objective and the only appropriate way to distinguish fact from fallacy

And you like:

·      Learning only established facts in mature fields

·      Accepting the possibility of phenomena only if their mechanisms are understood

·      Relying on the experts to think things through for you

And you don’t like:

·      Sitting on the edge of the unknown and peering in

·      In-class discussions and debates

·      Carrying out experiments without a canned outcome

·      A class where you’ll actually read current research articles and even write one

Then this is the wrong course for you.

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