Transcript: The scientific method is a way of gaining knowledge about the world we live in. Science starts with curiosity about nature, observing the world, but there is a method to science, a way that distinguishes it from other modes of thought. Science is based upon evidence, upon...

Transcript: The bare bones of the scientific method does not encompass the fact that science is done by people. In the scientific method we have to have someplace for the ideas of luck, serendipity, being in the right place at the right time, persistence, inspiration. How did these fit into the...

Transcript: There’s very little direct evidence in astronomy. In a few cases we’ve been lucky enough to have meteorites falling from space. We’ve even had a few free samples of Mars. But most of the evidence of astronomy is gathered remotely. We’ve sent spacecrafts to most parts of the solar...