Posts about scientific method


Ignorance is a Good Thing (Sometimes): How Children’s Books Cultivate Curiosity

Ignorance gets a bad rap, because most of us assume there's only one kind. But I have a theory: there are three kinds of ignorance, and one of them is worth cultivating. Read More  

The Scientific Method in the Real World by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

Science is the Celebration of Constructive Ignorance

I have a theory* that there are three kinds of ignorance. The first kind is what I’d call neutral ignorance. The gentle, perfectly understandable kind that arises due to a simple lack of knowledge: Ignorance: lack of knowledge, education, ... Read More  

The Scientific Method in the Real World by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

The REAL Scientific Method… And Why It’s AWESOME

There are a ton of kid's books out there on the scientific method, but I am partial to the one I wrote (shocking, I know!). I don't just love it becauseĀ it's mine, though. I love it because I think ... Read More