How science works

EXPLORATION
AND DISCOVERY

Making Asking
New technology observations questions Personal motivation
Practical problem Serendipity
Curiosity Surprising observation
Sharing data
and ideas

Finding Exploring the

inspiration literature

Gathering data

Expected Actual
Hypotheses
results/observations results/observations

Interpreting data
Supportive, contradictory, surprising
or inconclusive data may...

...inspire
...support a revised
hypothesis. assumptions. Feedback and
Develop Address Replication
technology societal issues peer review

...inspire
...oppose a revised/new
hypothesis. hypothesis.
Discussion with
Build Inform Publication
colleagues
knowledge policy

TESTING Coming up
IDEAS
Satisfy Solve everyday Theory
curiosity problems with new
building
questions/ideas

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OUTCOMES ANALYSIS AND
FEEDBACK

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