Spotlight on the Process of Science

Imagine a day without science… Impossible! From the electricity that warms your morning coffee, to the fuel efficiency of your car, your choice of foods in the market, your health care, climate predictions, and our national security—science is an integral part of our daily lives. Science has provided us with an extensive body of knowledge about our natural world, but it is also a way of viewing that world. Exploring, asking questions, making observations, testing our ideas, communicating outcomes—these are all part of how science operates and what make science exciting and creative.

Below is a list of the stories on our site highlighting the process of science.

 

Flat Stanley Visits the Biological Imaging Facility

Submitted by admin on April 1, 2009 - 8:56pm

My first Cal science adventure was at the Biological Imaging Facility in the College of Natural Resources. Here they have many microscopes that are used by scientists from all over campus for their research. In science, it is very important to share what you have learned with others.

Understanding Science

Submitted by admin on January 31, 2009 - 1:00am

Check out Understanding Science, the website that reveals how science really works. Take an inside look at the principles, methods, and motivations that underlie all of science.

Meet Cal Scientists: The Process of Science

Submitted by admin on January 1, 2009 - 1:00am

These four Cal scientists talk about what the process of science means to them:

  • Katherina Brakora, graduate student, Dept. of Integrative Biology
  • Mark Goodwin, assistant director, UC Museum of Paleontology
  • Miguel Daal, graduate student, Dept. of Physics
  • Kevin Mayeda, seismologist, Berkeley Seismological Lab

Speaking of Science: "The Politics of Food" with Michael Pollan

Submitted by admin on December 22, 2008 - 1:00am

Join host Harry Kreisler in conversation with UC Berkeley Knight Professor of Journalism and author Michael Pollan on "The Politics of Food". View the webcast here.

QUEST@Cal: Disappearing Frogs

Submitted by admin on May 6, 2008 - 12:00am

Why are species of amphibians in serious decline globally — including right here in California? Join Professor Tyrone Hayes as he shares some startling revelations about this phenomenon.

 

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