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Appears in modules:

• An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
• Animal Ecology Competition, predation, and cooperation
• Atmospheric Chemistry Research that Changed Global Policy The work of Mario Molina
• Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
• Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
• Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
• Blood Biology I Components of blood
• Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
• Charles Darwin II Natural selection
• Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
• Collaborative Research in the Arctic Towards Understanding Climate Change The work of Kevin Arrigo
• Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
• Craig Lee Ice patch archaeologist
• Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
• Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
• Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
• Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
• Earth's Atmosphere Composition, temperature, and pressure
• Ellen Ochoa Engineer and astronaut
• Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
• Exponential Equations I Growth and decay
• France Anne-Dominic Córdova Climbing through astrophysics and science policy
• From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
• Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
• Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
• Introduction to Descriptive Statistics Using mean, median, and standard deviation
• Introduction to Inferential Statistics Describing patterns and relationships in datasets
• Kinetic-Molecular Theory Molecule collisions, the mean free path, and modern KMT
• Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
• Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
• Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
• Natural Hazards and Risk Where Earth processes and society intersect
• Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
• Origins of Plate Tectonic Theory From early ideas to mapping the ocean floor
• Peer Review in Scientific Publishing What it is and how it works
• Plate Boundaries Tectonic activity where plates interact
• Population Biology Carrying capacity, demographics, and cycles
• Properties of Gases The gas laws and the ideal gas equation
• Scientific Controversy Development and resolution of controversies
• Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
• Scientific Institutions and Societies Types of institutions and their influence
• Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
• Statistical Techniques Constructing a confidence interval
• Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
• Substances Pure substances and mixtures
• Taxonomy I What's in a name?
• The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
• The Founding of Neuroscience The work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Camillo Golgi
• The How and Why of Scientific Meetings How to approach attending a meeting
• The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
• The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
• The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
• The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
• The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
• The Scientific Method Ways to test questions and hypotheses
• Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
• Tracking Endangered Jaguars across the Border The work of Sergio Avila
• Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
• Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
• Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
• Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
• Utilizing the Scientific Literature The record of scientific progress