scientific theory
a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation: the scientific theory of evolution.
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In April, for instance, a physicist tried to use scientific theories to explain warp speed time travel.
Prepare for time travel with this flux capacitor | Quinn Gawronski | July 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHe does not offer biophilia as a coherent scientific theory.
Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do | Balaji Ravichandran | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostThe electron and muon both have properties precisely predicted by our current best scientific theory describing the subatomic quantum world, the standard model of particle physics.
Scientists Found Hints of New Particles or Forces of Nature, and It Could Change Physics | Themis Bowcock | April 9, 2021 | Singularity Hub“It was a really nice and practical article that draws on current scientific theories around the phenomena that so many are experiencing right now with the relentless pandemic,” she said.
Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it | Paulina Firozi, Allyson Chiu | March 3, 2021 | Washington PostSuch questions seem profoundly irrelevant, given that evolution has been an established scientific theory for many decades.
My Debate With an ‘Intelligent Design’ Theorist | Karl W. Giberson | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Here's how it works, how I measured it, and some scientific theory to back up the findings.
What Happened When I Replaced Coffee With 30 Seconds of Exercise | Gregory Ferenstein | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis idea entered almost imperceptibly into the minds of vocal teachers in the guise of a scientific theory of Voice Culture.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. TaylorSuch systems must accept human nature as a fact, and as the basis of a scientific theory.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenFirst, let us define or describe heat according to the scientific theory.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonOf course, in very advanced scientific theory we are driven again to myth-making.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintockIt is, in fact, the scientific theory of the conservation of energy.
The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism | Dawsonne M. Strong
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