If a company funds a study about its own product, can we trust the results? Even if the science is solid, the pressure to deliver favorable outcomes can influence how data is interpreted or shared.
The cherry picking and warping of data is such a big issue, because you can never be sure what the motive behind it is, and just how truthful the stats are. Context is so important to truly understanding facts.
Some theories might even contradict each other but still be useful.
Contradiction is the source of knew discovery, and pushes us to continue to search for answers and the truth, and examine all possibilities.
philosophical sides of science helps us see the full picture.
This is so important to me, and drives most of my academic pursuits as a double major in Physics and Philosophy. The philosophical side of things can sometimes be the most informative.
science depends on people talking, debating, and challenging each other.
The basis of all discovery is first asking questions and challenging what is already known, continuing to dig deeper into things, even if they are already known.
Skepticism: An inclination to challenge ideas and withhold judgment until all evidence is considered or when evidence is insufficient. It means being able to take a position and change it when sufficient evidence and reasons are presented, and to look at findings from various perspectives. A "healthy dose of skepticism" involves pointing the skeptical finger at one's own ideas for self-reflection.
Challenging and questioning ideas presented to you can not only help you learn all sides of the story, but to create your own opinions based on questions and facts relevant to you, and it helps you learn to not take everything at face value.
I’ve learned to ground my beliefs in evidence and let data shape my conclusions, not the other way around. It’s easy to be drawn in by personal stories or strong opinions, but I’ve come to value the habit of asking, “What does the data say?”
Examining data from a unbiased viewpoint makes sure you are taking in the facts and only the facts. Altering data with personal opinions makes it lose lots of its credibility. Maintaining an unbiased stance gets you the most out of the data and information you have.
disciplines but also for navigating the complexities of daily life.
Academic and studying skills can be applied to more than just educational situations, and that's why they're important skills to have. Problem solving skills and learning strategies can be applied to work life and everyday life, as well as academic life.
that academic struggles are normal;
I think this is important to keep in mind, that academia is supposed to challenge you, and just because it may not make sense now that it never will
individuals to see challenges as opportunities for growth rather than insurmountable obstacles.
Maintaining a positive mindset in the face of challenges helps you to see it a problem to solve, rather than a personal flaw or insufficiency
Regulating the time allotted to various aspects of a task
This is very important to the way I study. I have to make time schedules for my tasks to keep me on track and on time.
o Prompting students to judge their confidence in answers during quizzes or tests, signaling when they might need to re-evaluate.
I often find that my gut intuition leads me the right way, so if i don't have a lot of confidence in my answer, I'll spend more time checking it.
“Can I explain this to someone else?”
This is my personal marker for full understanding. If I can simply and accurately explain an idea to someone else, I understand the topic