Emergency management, physical security, and information security are three disciplines in which the process of continuous improvement is a model for action. We have cycles of emergency-response-mitigation-remediation. Therefore, I found it interesting to have the Scientific Method presented as a cycle.
Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSIS) is a website created by the University of Rhode Island and the Inner Space Center, here: https://dosits.org
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Among their website pages is a self-quiz on Facts and Myths.
1. The greatest uncertainty in understanding the effects of anthropogenic underwater sound on marine animals is understanding how sound propagates.
See the Answer - This is a MYTH
There are many factors that contribute to the uncertainty of how underwater sound impacts marine animals. These include ...
22. One way to arrive at “scientific truth” is to conduct an opinion poll of scientists.
See the Answer - This is a MYTH
An opinion is a personal judgment or belief, not necessarily based upon fact. On the other hand, “scientific truth” is arrived at through the scientific method, which is an orderly and very well-established process for asking questions about the natural world and testing the answers. Hypotheses that have been consistently validated through observations or experimentation can eventually be advanced to the status of theory. A theory is a thoroughly substantiated explanation of some aspect of the observable world. Theories come as close to objective truth as possible.
PREVIOUSLY ON NECESSARY FACTS
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