| 单词 | alternative science |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalternative science alternative science n. (a) study or research that is claimed as scientific but is not generally accepted as such; a subject of this kind; = pseudoscience n. 1, 2; (b) science practised in such a way as to minimize harm to the environment and the use of natural resources; cf. alternative technology n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > false or pretended science pseudoscience1796 dogology1820 pseudology1907 alternative science1981 woo-woo1983 1981 Times 12 Oct. 9/1 The Institute of Noetic Sciences, which researches into ESP, parapsychology and alternative science. 1993 T. Szanto in T. Brante et al. Controv. Sci. ii. 256 The stop-side's science image is (as opposed to Big Science) that of an ‘alternative’ science, one less technologized,..on a more human scale, and..morally responsible. 1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 46/3 Alternative science explains premonitions..by comparing them to the effect of a pebble hitting water and sending out ripples. The shock..sends psychic energy ripples back into the past where some people pick them up. 2006 R. Varma Harbingers Global Change (2007) x. 171 Over 54 per cent of respondents said that following alternative science will prevent India from catching up with the developed countries. < as lemmas |
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