#scientific-method

#scientific-method

Szostak began his talk by posing a question to the audience: Is life common in the universe, or is Earth a rare exception? While the discovery of exoplanets leads many to believe life could be widespread, Szostak said that the complexity of cell formation makes that seem less probable. Central to Szostak's talk was the "RNA World" hypothesis - the idea that early life initially revolved around RNA molecules before the advent of complex cellular structures.

When most of us think about science, we don't often think about something very fundamental to the enterprise: what the goal of it all actually is. Reality is a complicated place, and the only tools we have to guide us in understanding what it is and how it works is the combination of what we can observe, measure, and experiment on.

Müller and Pilzecker argued that the act of learning itself did not immediately lead to the formation of lasting memory, requiring additional time and effort for consolidation.

The scientific method has been around since the Renaissance, with its six steps leading to astonishing advances in science, but in business, intuition drives important decisions.

We're already witnessing the emergence of AI scientists and AI-assisted researchers, signaling a shift in the way science is conducted, particularly in drug discovery for cancer.