What are the ultimate methods for foraging information?

Answer 1

Google and/or a good reseach library like The British Library, The Library of Congress are indispensable. The good news is that both the British Library and the Library of Congress have great websites:

http://www.bl.uk/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/tools.html

So maybe all you really need is Google, a computer, and a passion for research.

Answer 2

The scientific method involves the following basic:

-Observation.: A constant feature of scientific inquiry.
-Description.: Information must be reliable, i.e., replicable (repeatable) as well as valid (relevant to the inquiry).
Prediction. :Information must be valid for observations past, present, and future of given phenomena, i.e., purported "one shot" phenomena do not give rise to the capability to predict, nor to the ability to repeat an experiment.
-Control.: Actively and fairly sampling the range of possible occurrences, whenever possible and proper, as opposed to the passive acceptance of opportunistic data, is the best way to control or counterbalance the risk of empirical bias.
-Falsifiability, or the elimination of plausible alternatives. This is a gradual process that requires repeated experiments by multiple researchers who must be able to replicate results in order to corroborate them.
-Causal explanation. Many scientists and theorists on scientific method argue that concepts of causality are not obligatory to science, but are in fact well-defined only under particular, admittedly widespread conditions.

Answer 3

Research

Answer 4

Sensation and reflection, or to say it in another way, our senses provided us with sense data, the sense data is understood and reflected upon in the mind of this perceiver. All thoughts and ideas can be attributed to these two processes.

Answer 5

Asking the universe and trusting your intuition always. Trust everything you get and don't be afraid to be wrong

Answer 6

Listening is major. surfing the web is good also.