The All New Science Writing thingy!

hackenslash · #1 by **hackenslash** » Jan 21, 2012 12:48 am

Isn't it about time we had one? I've been getting very lax in my presentation of late, and I really need something to sort it out. It's been ages.

Mazille · #2 by **Mazille** » Jan 21, 2012 12:52 am

True enough. I really should whip something up.
How about you people give us some possible topics?

hackenslash · #3 by **hackenslash** » Jan 21, 2012 12:58 am

Well, history of science hasn't been much touched on. Key predictions and how they were validated. Explanation of deep scientific principles. There are three to go at, and all broad enough to have lots of scope regardless of the interests of the contributor. I'm sure others can come up with more.

hackenslash · #4 by **hackenslash** » Jan 21, 2012 1:23 am

I just went back to some early science writing stuff, including the stuff that still appears on the RDF forum archive. I had a shufty at my first entry, and I think there might be a book in that topic. Will give it some thought.

Edit: Just realised that 'history of science' was the first topic out of the gate. That's what happens when twats eradicate entire posting histories, isn't it?

susu.exp · #5 by **susu.exp** » Jan 22, 2012 1:22 am

How about connections between theories that seem only distantly related at first sight?

hackenslash · #6 by **hackenslash** » Jan 22, 2012 2:06 am

Great idea!

Mazille · #7 by **Mazille** » Jan 22, 2012 12:30 pm

hackenslash wrote:Edit: Just realised that 'history of science' was the first topic out of the gate. That's what happens when twats eradicate entire posting histories, isn't it?

Indeed.

Keep the ideas coming. I have exams to do this week, but we'll put up an announcement and get it started soon-ish. :cheers:

twistor59 · #8 by **twistor59** » Jan 22, 2012 12:51 pm

susu.exp wrote:How about connections between theories that seem only distantly related at first sight?

Bagsy me get "Cosmological Singularity Models and Development of Animavore's Genital Warts"

Animavore · #9 by **Animavore** » Jan 22, 2012 12:54 pm

Only if I can post pics.

natselrox · **#10** by **natselrox** » Jan 22, 2012 4:07 pm

Yeah! About time we have another one.

susu.exp wrote:How about connections between theories that seem only distantly related at first sight?

theropod · **#11** by **theropod** » Jan 22, 2012 4:59 pm

Why don't folks just write up their thoughts on a subject and start a thread? W don't need no stinkin' special thread.

RS

DanDare · **#12** by **DanDare** » Jan 25, 2012 10:02 am

Obviously there is a lot of value in success but I'd be very interested in seeing articles about serious scientific hypothesis that failed, how they were demonstrated to be incorrect, the reaction of those invested in the hypothesis and what happened after.

Mazille · **#13** by **Mazille** » Jan 25, 2012 10:08 am

That actually sounds really interesting. :think:

natselrox · **#14** by **natselrox** » Jan 25, 2012 3:56 pm

DanDare wrote:Obviously there is a lot of value in success but I'd be very interested in seeing articles about serious scientific hypothesis that failed, how they were demonstrated to be incorrect, the reaction of those invested in the hypothesis and what happened after.

I like this. Loads of such stories from the history of neuroscience.

hackenslash · **#15** by **hackenslash** » Jan 25, 2012 5:27 pm

I could do something on the expanding Earth.

Darkchilde · **#16** by **Darkchilde** » Jan 26, 2012 9:44 am

I could do something on the ether hypothesis and how the Michelson-Morley experiment falsified it... Or maybe about the Earth being in the centre of the Universe and how people like Tycho, Copernicus and Galileo showed that the Earth moves.

twistor59 · **#17** by **twistor59** » Jan 26, 2012 10:02 am

I could do something about how people used to think that the earth moved and rotated, and then found some ancient writings that stated that it was stationary.

Mr.Samsa · **#18** by **Mr.Samsa** » Jan 26, 2012 10:36 am

hackenslash wrote:I could do something on the expanding Earth.

But Brainman told me that that wasn't a failed hypothesis?! I don't know what to believe any more

On-topic: I like DanDare's suggestion!

hackenslash · **#19** by **hackenslash** » Jan 26, 2012 11:01 am

Indeed. A good one. I'm torn between Dan's and susu's. Both excellent topics.

Incidentally, we should probably at some point air the essays written for the competition in progress during the night of the long knives, even if only so that they're posted.

Mazille · **#20** by **Mazille** » Jan 26, 2012 11:13 am

Well, some of those participants aren't around any more. I guess just posting them in a topic and me linking to that topic in the Hall of Fame.