What is the Scientific Method? (1/2)
Channel: Ask a Physicist
Date: 2011-04-11

Video explaining the scientific method using examples from physics. 

With this video I try to revert some common misconceptions about science, mainly by addressing what the words 'theory' and 'evidence' actually mean. 
In the next episode I will follow up on Ockham's razor and the issue of conspiracy theories in physics. 

As promised, here are some links for further watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcavPAFiG14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5TkVbGQLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYPapE-3FRw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRgRBaKCIJg

Also, I would like to thank Mike Gallis for allowing me to use his animation. Please check out his website for other cool physics animations:
http://phys23p.sl.psu.edu/phys_anim/Phys_anim.htm

Also, if you would like to do further reading on the actual original Cavendish experiment and what it was actually meant to find, please have a look at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW3jlvhH5pA

Thanks for watching!

Part 2 coming very soon