Science has been the tool used for giving a response to different phenomena that occur in the universe. Through its mechanism, the scientific method, many discoveries have been achieved. Like Newton observing apples falling that derived to the gravitational law, or Einstein with the relativity theory; science has succeeded in this purpose. In addition, it is important to distinguish what science is, how it is related to other inquiries, what features characterize it, and how it convey to the public at the time of looking for an adequate implementation of science. As a starting point, the definition of science should be clarified. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary (n.d.), science is “the knowledge acquired by study.” On the other …show more content…
Hohenberg (2010) argues that science is a public knowledge that belongs to the entire humanity, it is universal and can be applied in every place, its results are falsifiable and testable, and every discovery is exposed to future changes (p. 3-4) An Additional characteristic is given by the article 8 Whatever could the universe be made of? (2016) saying that science cannot be empirical, and its discoveries are never “ultimate” (p. 27). In other words, science is an activity that can be practiced by every human in the world, and at the same time every result gotten cannot be considered as absolute, they might be proven wrong, or change in a future, …show more content…
As it is said before, Hohenberg (2010) argues science belongs to the public (p. 3), so it is imperative to identify how to communicate in a good way the results were gotten. The most common method used is writing articles, but other mechanisms like conferences work as well. Achieving the goal of communication, there must be a connection between the scientist, and the public. The scientist must know what type of public will receive the information and what basics they have; thus, the scientist is able to determinate the language that should be implemented (Fischhoff