Scientific Thinking / 01B / Leighty / Physical Geology (GLG 101)
A brief discussion about "scientific" thinking, and includes the most important concept of the semester: "How do I/we/they know that?". A generalized chronology of the development of plate tectonic theory follows.
0:00 "Scientific" thinking
0:44 Logical thinking
2:16 The scientific method
4:26 Red Mountain
5:59 Flat tire example
7:29 Flat Earth example
8:27 Global Warming example
18:57 How we usually think
19:56 "Better" thinking
20:44 Continental Drift
23:10 Sea floor spreading
27:44 Plate tectonics
32:27 Outro
