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For this assignment, reflect on what you consider to be some of the most significant developments covered in this theme (for example, discoveries, changes in thinking, or research advances), and address the following:
Identify the developments and how they impact individuals or larger groups/cultures.
Describe how the developments changed society's understanding. How is the development applicable outside of the social sciences?
Complete the short answer response for this assignment (a written response of 1 to 2 paragraphs).
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Watch this TED Talk, which introduces a model of scientific discovery that focuses on the never-ending cycle of scientific inquiry. Please watch the first 11 ½ minutes of this video. |
Overview Stuart Firestein, in his 2013 TED Talk The Pursuit of Ignorance, discusses the importance of the unknown in science. We introduced you to the scientific method earlier in the course, which is important in informing and organizing the way we ask questions. Firestein argues that it is the acknowledgment of all that data do not tell us that really drives scientific discovery. The focus then turns to the new questions we form after we answer our first question. Social scientific inquiry is no longer a stepwise process in which you are finished when you reach the final step. Scientific inquiry turns into a cycle and—one could argue—even a never-ending spiral in which knowledge gained is continuously informing the next question asked. Firestein, S. (2013). The pursuit of ignorance [Video file]. TED. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_firestein_the_pur... |
Library Article: A Review of Facebook Research in the Social Sciences Read this article, which illustrates how a body of research grows over time as researchers from different social science disciplines refer back to the work of previous scholars and build on the findings of their peers to create a larger, more comprehensive body of research related to a topic. |
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