首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Science and Truth "FINAGLE" (欺骗) is not a word that most people associate with science, One reason is that the image of the s
Science and Truth "FINAGLE" (欺骗) is not a word that most people associate with science, One reason is that the image of the s
admin
2009-06-15
51
问题
Science and Truth
"FINAGLE" (欺骗) is not a word that most people associate with science, One reason is that the image of the scientist is of one who always(51)data in an impartial (不偏不倚的) search for truth. In any debate—(52)intelligence, schooling, energy—the phrase "science says" usually disarms opposition.
But scientists have long acknowledged the existence of a "finagle factor"—a tendency by many scientists to give a helpful change to the data to(53)desired results. The latest of the finagle factor in action comes from Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard biologist, who has(54)the important 19th century work of Dr, Samuel George Morton, Morton was famous In his time for analysing the brain(55)of the skulls as a measure of intelligence, He concluded that whites had the largest brains, that the brains of Indians and blacks were smaller, and(56), that whites constitute a superior race.
Gould went back to Morton’s original data and concluded that the(57)were an example of the finagle at work. He found that Morton’s "discovery" was made by leaving out embarrassing data,(58)Incorrect procedures, and changing his criteria m again, always, in favour of his argument. Morton has been thoroughly discredited by now and scientists do not believe that brain size reflects(59).
But Gould went on to say Morton’s story is only an example of a common problem in(60)work. Some of the leading figures in science are(61)to have used the finagle factor. Gould says that Isaac Newton fudged out (捏造) to support at least three central statements that he could not prove. And so(62)Laudius Ptolemy, the Greek astronomer, whose master work, Almagest, summed up the case for a solar system that had the earth as its centre. Recent(63)indicate that Ptolemy either faked some key data or resorted heavily to the finagle factor.
All this is important because the finagle factor is still at work. For example, in the artificial sweetener controversy, for example, it is(64)that all the studies sponsored by the sugar industry find that the artificial sweetener is unsafe,(65)all the studies sponsored by the diet food industry find nothing wrong with it.
选项
A、unusual
B、mental
C、scientific
D、manual
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/F1Ld777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语理工类A级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语理工类A级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
LookingtotheFutureWhenamagazineforhigh-schoolstudentsaskeditsreaderswhatlifewouldbelikeintwentyyears,the
Theseprogrammesareofimmensevaluetooldpeople.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofchronicdiseasesintheUS?Theauthormentionsallthefollowingwaysofdiseaseprevent
InitiallythewriterdidnotwanttobuyahearingaidbecauseWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofCrystalEar?
GlucosecannotbeturnedintoenergyinthebodyToslowdowneyedamage,peoplewithdiabetesshouldtryto
TheDangersofSecondhandSmokeMostpeopleknowthatcigarettesmokingisharmfultotheirhealth.Scientificresearchshows
HappyBirthdaytoYouThemainproblemindiscussingAmericanpopularcultureisalsooneofitsmaincharacteristics:itwon
A.BreakthenewsascalmlyaspossibletochildrenB.BreakthenewsatyourownpaceC.SharethegoodnewswithyourfriendsD.C
1.Sallylikestoteaseherbrotherabouthisgirlfriends.
Hishealthhaddeterioratedwhilehewasinprison.
随机试题
下列关于火灾探测器说法中,正确的是()。
确定汽车外形需要考虑三个因素,即机械工程学、人体工程学和_______。
A.X线胸片:单个薄壁圆形阴影B.X线胸片:一侧下肺多发囊状影,内伴液平C.X线胸片:双下肺网状阴影D.X线胸片:双肺透光度增大,膈肌低平E.颜面、颈部水肿、颈静脉充盈上腔静脉阻塞综合征
肠内营养支持的病人出现胃肠道反应时应调整( )。
A.先兆流产B.难免流产C.不全流产D.完全流产E.习惯性流产中医称之为屡孕屡堕者,是指
监理人对承包人的试验和检验结果有疑问时,可要求承包人重新试验和检验,由此增加的费用和(或)工期延误()。
物位测量仪表一般有( )。
洋务运动中建立了一批军事工业和民用工业,下列创始人与企业对应有误的是()。
我们的词汇是无意义的并且无法与其反义词区分开来,举一个例子可以证明这一点。人们认为他们知道“秃头”与“有头发"之间的区别。假设一个2l岁的普通人头上有N根头发。我们说这个人不是秃头而是有头发的。但是少一根头发当然不会有什么分别,有N一1根头发的人会被说成有
Smokingmeanssomethingdifferenttovariouscultures.In【B1】______,manypeoplesmoke.Inwinter,itisoftendifficultto【B2】_
最新回复
(
0
)