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
96
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、convey
B、destroy
C、modify
D、acquire
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/J1Ld777K
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
ScientistsDevelopWaysofDetectingHeartAttackGermanresearchershave(1)anewgenerationofdefibrillatorsandearlywarn
CosmeticsurgeryismorepopularintheUSthananywhereelse.Sometimesliposuctionpatientsmayhavetoundergomorethanone
Thefoodisinsufficientforthreepeople.
TheboysoldgoodsfromdoortodoorbecauseButfortheyoungwoman’skinddeed,theboycould
DungtodeathFieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibiotics(抗生素)giventofarmanimals.T
LifetimeemploymentintheJapanesecompanyperhapsmeansthattheemployeecanmakeseriousmistakesinwork.Thepassagemain
MadScientistStereotypeOutdatedDopeoplestillimagineaphysicistasabeardedmaninglassesorhastheimageofthema
Hishealthhaddeterioratedwhilehewasinprison.
PoolWatchSwimmerscandrowninbusyswimmingpoolswhenlifeguardsfailtonoticethattheyareintrouble.TheRoyalSoci
随机试题
直接连结可分为()。
男性,32岁。其母有高血压。既往健康,3个月前丁厂健康检查时发现高血压。1个月前在工作中发生剧烈头痛,心悸,给予降压药物后血压时正常时高。血压增高多在体力活动后发生,持续10分钟至2小时,没有视力障碍及出汗。近几个月体重减少,出现便秘。血压在150~260
A.上腹偏右饥饿性疼痛B.实发性中上腹剧烈刀割样痛C.持续性中上腹剧痛D.阵发性剑下钻顶样疼痛E.阵发性右上腹剧痛消化性溃疡穿孔案)A.高度房室传导阻滞B.甲状腺功能亢进症C.贫血D.感染性心内膜炎E.急性心肌梗死
疑有肺尖处病变应选择的摄影位置是
某县暴发传染病,县政府主要领导以稳定、发展经济为由,要求并指示有关机构隐瞒传染疫情,造成传染病传播、流行,该主要领导应依法承担的行政责任是
患者,男性,55岁。食管癌切除、食管胃吻合术后第5天,出现高热、寒战、呼吸困难、胸痛,白细胞20×109/L,高度怀疑发生了
我国古代关于求解一次同余式组的方法被西方称作“中国剩余定理”,这一方法的首创者是()。
材料一从波罗的海斯德丁(什切青)到亚得里亚海边的里亚斯特,一幅横贯欧洲大陆的铁幕已经降落下来……无一不处在苏联的势力范围之内。
设在工程中有一个标准模块,其中定义了如下记录类型:TyPeRecordIDA3IntegerNameAsString*20EndTyPe在窗体中添加一个名为Command1的命令按
Womenandmendiffernotonlyinphysical【B1】______andreproductivefunctionbutalsointhewayinwhichtheysolveintellectua
最新回复
(
0
)