Quote by Anna Akbari

“With each step in the process, we used the method of science: Observe. Hypothesize. Predict. Experiment. Compare what you expected with what really happened.”

— Bill Nye

Scientific method, although in its more refined forms it may seem complicated, is in essence remarkably simply. It consists in observing such facts as…

— Bertrand Russell

“Once this happens, no matter where I am in the framework, I immediately synthesize, revise my hypothesis, and determine what is the least amount…

— Victor Cheng

The hypotheses which we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than this; our hypotheses ought…

— William Whewell

“The practice of good science requires that when we observe something that doesn’t fit a hypothesis, these observations need to be reckoned with somehow.”

— Nina Teicholz

“I have always loved to begin with the facts, to observe them, to walk in the light of experiment and demonstrate as much as…

— Giovanni Arduino

“Question the answers, I repeated every class. Reevaluate your conclusions when the evidence changes.”

— Craig M. Mullaney

There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis,…

— Enrico Fermi

Whenever two hypotheses cover the facts, use the simpler of the two.

— William of Ockham

“I read once that the act of observing changes the nature of what is observed.”

— Christina Baker Kline

“I'm a scientist and I know what constitutes proof. But the reason I call myself by my childhood name is to remind myself that…

— Douglas Adams

In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two…

— Stanley B. Prusiner