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Re: Speculation in science
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Don Dean <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 26 May 2012 11:53:40 -0400
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I read it as a typo intending "percolate."  Easier on the mind.

-Don

On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Charlie Carlson <
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> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> I'm not sure about the "peculate" part, but am pondering it.  On somewhat
> related topics, Jonathan Haidt lays out some partially supported hypotheses
> about human eusociality that's really very generative and relevant to the
> communication of scientific evidence and thought in "The Righteous Mind…,
> well worth a read and heed, perhaps required reading for anyone interested
> in science education, and well worth some intellectual peculation.
>
> C
> On May 26, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Martin Weiss wrote:
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> > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/science?_r=1&ref=science
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> > Scientists make a good case for speculation, in this example about the
> > origins and effects of dog domestication on human evolution, in science
> > when evidence is not so clear. At its best speculation can make
> connections
> > between diverse ideas and stimulate thinking along new lines.
> >
> > Something to have peculating while you grill "burgers" for the long
> weekend.
> >
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