End of the year
Well, it's the end of the working year. Last day of work conducted at incredibly slow pace, what with both of my lab-bay-mates having left already, and not having anything sensible to do. Very dull. Though I have scouted out some leads to chase up in the search for a bike.
Next few days herald a little bit of xmas shopping and a lot of cleaning, because I've been a dirty slut and let myself just go. Fun. Being uptight all the time can get a bit trying.
Interesting snippet for today - usual suspect, bloggardes:
"There is also the practice of dry-labbing—which can occur in chemistry or other lab courses, in which the teacher clearly expects the experiment to yield certain results (which confirm established laws), so the student starts from the results and works backward, calculating what the experimental data should be, often adding variation to the data. In some cases, the lab report is written before the experiment is conducted—in some cases, the experiment is never carried out. In either case, the results are what the instructor expects."
Hmmmmmmm! Reading that particular article all about dodgy goings-on was really interesting, though that comment struck particularly close to home! I know for a fact that a lot of this went on during my degree; but in all due honesty this practice is probably just as much work as doing it forwards (if that's the correct turn of phase). So in a way, you've understood the theory being taught and demonstrated by the experiment....but perhaps not appreciated some of the philosophy behind science! Really, if we are to follow the guidelines of falsification, much of the entire edifice of the natural sciences is discredited on a daily basis in laboratories all over the world!
My skin is very dry at the moment, probably the turn to cold this past week. Unfortunately we're due a wet and soggy holiday season. Never mind, at least wet = slightly warmer.
Next few days herald a little bit of xmas shopping and a lot of cleaning, because I've been a dirty slut and let myself just go. Fun. Being uptight all the time can get a bit trying.
Interesting snippet for today - usual suspect, bloggardes:
"There is also the practice of dry-labbing—which can occur in chemistry or other lab courses, in which the teacher clearly expects the experiment to yield certain results (which confirm established laws), so the student starts from the results and works backward, calculating what the experimental data should be, often adding variation to the data. In some cases, the lab report is written before the experiment is conducted—in some cases, the experiment is never carried out. In either case, the results are what the instructor expects."
Hmmmmmmm! Reading that particular article all about dodgy goings-on was really interesting, though that comment struck particularly close to home! I know for a fact that a lot of this went on during my degree; but in all due honesty this practice is probably just as much work as doing it forwards (if that's the correct turn of phase). So in a way, you've understood the theory being taught and demonstrated by the experiment....but perhaps not appreciated some of the philosophy behind science! Really, if we are to follow the guidelines of falsification, much of the entire edifice of the natural sciences is discredited on a daily basis in laboratories all over the world!
My skin is very dry at the moment, probably the turn to cold this past week. Unfortunately we're due a wet and soggy holiday season. Never mind, at least wet = slightly warmer.
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