While such concepts are formidably abstruse, general readers nonetheless gain an insight into how scientific reasoning proceeds — by contingent hypothesis and attempted refutation rather than by dogma.

A dangerous background for the development of scientific reasoning.

For everyone else it provides a vital antidote to the ills of misinformation by teaching systematic and rigorous scientific reasoning.

Various forms of observation and measurement lead to fundamental questions about the scientific method, and the scope and validity of scientific reasoning.

In doing so, students actively train and improve their academic skills, such as scientific reasoning, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and their presentation skills.