science
Lab-based knowledge field
Science is the activity of experimentation and observation of the natural world, with a view to understanding how it works and what laws govern it.
A key feature of science is the requirement that an experimental result should be replicable.
Information and knowledge gained from the conduct of science is also called science.
Different branches of science are typically identified by a modifier, such as computer science, medical science, and social science.
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
meteorology · zoology · botany · ecology · genetics · psychology · sociology · anthropology
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
evidence · theory · methodology · variables · controls · sample · replication · falsifiable
Knowledge through observation
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- discoveryAct of finding something
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- inquiryRequest for information
understanding · paradigm · laws · principles · phenomena · explanation · causation · correlation
Higher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
doctorate · journal · publication · citation · tenure · laboratory · grant · conference
Engineering using living systems
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
quantum computing · genomics · bioinformatics · engineering · innovation · patent · prototype · applied research
Science of valid reasoning
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- rationalitySound judgment quality
analysis · argumentation · inference · verification · scrutiny · rigor · precision · accuracy
Specialized professional vocabulary
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- popularizationMaking widely known
- outreachProactive community assistance
education · demonstration · visualization · dissemination · translation · abstract · citation · technical writing
physics
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
astronomy · meteorology · zoology · botany · ecology · genetics · psychology · sociology · anthropology · linguistics
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- dataFacts for analysis
analysis · evidence · theory · methodology · variables · controls · sample · replication · falsifiable · conclusions
empiricism
Knowledge through observation
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- discoveryAct of finding something
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
inquiry · understanding · paradigm · laws · principles · phenomena · explanation · causation · correlation · mechanism
university
Higher education institution
- professorSenior university teacher
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · doctorate · journal · publication · citation · tenure · laboratory · grant · conference · symposium
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
machine learning · quantum computing · genomics · bioinformatics · engineering · innovation · patent · prototype · applied research · laboratory equipment
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
rationality · analysis · argumentation · inference · verification · scrutiny · rigor · precision · accuracy · validity
jargon
Specialized professional vocabulary
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- popularizationMaking widely known
outreach · education · demonstration · visualization · dissemination · translation · abstract · citation · technical writing
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- museum subjectsart, history, nature, dinosaurs, fossils
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- STEMengineering, mathematics, math, technology, chemistry
- topicsnature, health, sports, politics, music
- trivia categoriestrivia, facts, history, geography, literature
sciencefaith
Trust without proof
religion · superstition · mysticism · revelation · dogma
scienceignorance
Absence of knowledge
nescience · incomprehension · inexperience · unfamiliarity · innocence
sciencepseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
antiscience · quackery · charlatanism · junk science · nonsense
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- rocket scienceSpacecraft propulsion engineering
- science fairStudent experiment competition
- mad scientistDeranged researcher archetype
- junk scienceFaulty claims dressed as research
scientist, scientific, conscience, sciences, unscientific, conscientious, omniscient, scientists, prescience