04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Give Up Untenable Positions
The greatness of the scientific investigator is in the ability to admit mistakes.
Folksonomies: truth,error,mistakes

31 AUG 2011 by ideonexus An Early Incorrect Assumption About Plate Tectonics
That they occur dramatically and infrequently; as opposed to our modern understanding of them being gradual and perpetual.
Folksonomies: error,erroneous hypothesis,falsified hypothesis,falsified

01 JUL 2011 by ideonexus Two Examples of Leaping to Conclusions without the Facts
People, even scientists, thought the train would come apart and asphyxiate its passengers at speeds of 35 MPH, and the rocket was disregarded by the military until the Germans adopted it.
Folksonomies: facts,prescience,error

15 JUN 2011 by ideonexus French Encyclopedists Disparage Wildlife in the New World
Buffon states that mammals of North America are smaller and its Native Americans less developed than European life, owing to the continent's lack of resources and cold climate. Reptiles and insects thrive, however.
Folksonomies: naturalism,classic,encycolpedia,error,slant