If a person were to say that they wanted to brush up on their science what subjects and topics would you suggest for them to brush up on?
2007-03-11 07:19:47 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Science actually means 'knowledge'. The special meaning of science usually refers to theoretical science (mathematics, physics, geometry, etc.) or to applied sciences (biology, geology, chemistry, forensics, etc.)
You might try to learn science the painless way, which means you find an aspect of science you enjoy -- birds for example, and study everything you can read about ornithology.
This way, you will learn a little evolution, a little biology, a little reproductive theory, a little genetic selection, a little ecology, a little environmental science, a litle statistics and quantantative empiricism, and a little chemistry/nutrition.
If you study birds thoroughly, you will also learn geography, history, mythology, language, religion and art.
The same thing would be true for studying human life, which is generally called 'anthropology'. Don't worry, if you lose interest, just move to a different topic of focus.
Have fun, and never stop learning -- it's the secret to a long, happy, healthy life!
2007-03-11 07:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by Kedar 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Where to start? I would say a basic Earth sciences course, along with biology. Of course it depends on the interest of the person. I think any scientific pursuit, if done according to accepted methods, is worth while.
2007-03-11 07:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, all of them.
They're all related, and all important.
I suppose the least practical is astronomy, but then, it's also the coolest.
There are a lot of books written for the intelligent layman that explain various aspect of science -- stay away from textbooks.
2007-03-11 16:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Archaeology, and Anthropology. Might like to throw some Physics in there for good measure.
2007-03-11 07:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
science is a general term that includes many categories of both hard and soft sciences...I would simply tell them to head to the library and go to the sections that have these categories and pick the ones that looked most interesting to them...
and why would it matter what the belief system of the person you are asking the question to is?
2007-03-11 07:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Id send them back to highschool subject matters ^^
And then suggest a reading of history of science to further advance their understanding of how certain theories, or forms of study came about.
2007-03-11 10:44:17 · answer #6 · answered by Antares 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biology is ever changing so I would definitely brush up on that, also Physics has great advancements are being made there.
2007-03-11 07:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by genaddt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love astronomy and I should brush up on that. The info we learn about our universe seems to change daily.
I love archeology too. That changes daily as well.
Science is contantly expanding with new knowledge.
2007-03-11 07:23:34 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are so many possibilities. I suggest you visit a website called Daily Grail - You will find a lot of ideas there.
2007-03-11 07:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Billybww 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what they want to learn, and what they're current views are.
Young Earth Creationists: Anthropology first, then Geology, then Biology.
2007-03-11 07:23:31 · answer #10 · answered by DougDoug_ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋