1. Coincidence or science? Activity 1.1: Can You Read My Mind?

2. So what is science?
Science: The study of the natural world. –Science Fusion Textbook

3. Knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation. –Merriam Webster

4. The systematic observation of natural events and conditions in order to discover facts about them and to formulate laws and principles based on these facts. -University of Georgia, Science Department

5. “Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge
“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” –Carl Sagan

6. “Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective
“Science is a way of life. Science is a perspective. Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding in a manner that's precise, predictive and reliable.” -Brian Greene

7. “What do you think science is. There's nothing magical about science
“What do you think science is? There's nothing magical about science. It is simply a systematic way for carefully and thoroughly observing nature and using consistent logic to evaluate results. Which part of that exactly do you disagree with? Do you disagree with being thorough? Using careful observation? Being systematic? Or using consistent logic?” – Steven Novella

8. “The good thing about science is that it’s true, whether or not you believe in it.” –Neil DeGrasse Tyson

9. What do all these definitions of science have in common
What do all these definitions of science have in common? Can you come up with your own definition of science?

10. What is pseudoscience?
a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
A pseudoscience is a belief or process which masquerades as science in an attempt to claim a legitimacy which it would not otherwise be able to achieve on its own terms; it is often known as fringe- or alternative science. The most important of its defects is usually the lack of the carefully controlled and thoughtfully interpreted experiments which provide the foundation of the natural sciences and which contribute to their advancement.

11. Science Pseudoscience

12. Examples of pseudoscience?
Astrology
Alchemy
Phrenology
Crystal Healing
UFO’s
Telepathy/Psychics
Hand-writing/Personality