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Today, our life
depends on science.

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Science helps us
to fight diseases.

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It allows us to travel
in space and even

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bypass space by creating
new virtual communities.

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Science let's us explore
the origins of the universe.

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Eventually, science might
even provide humanity

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with the means of
destroying itself.

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When we think about
scientists, we

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imagine women and men working
in laboratories dealing

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with highly complex
technological instruments

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and working with complex
mathematical formulas

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to express their theories.

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But when did scientists begin
working in laboratories?

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How did their experimental
methods develop

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and how did mathematics
become so important

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for many scientific disciplines?

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And what does it mean to explain
a phenomenon scientifically?

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Science, as we
understand it today,

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is very much a product of
the last four centuries.

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In this free online
course, educators

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from the faculty of philosophy
at the University of Groningen

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will be your guide in
discovering the Scientific

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Revolution that gave birth
to modern science back

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in 17th century Europe.

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You will learn how to
interpret and discuss

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some of the revolutionary
ideas that forever changed

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the way in which human
beings attempt to understand

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the natural world.

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And you will reflect on how
often scientists disagree

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about matters and
theories and also,

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when our science can benefit
from these disagreements.

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By looking at the historical
roots of today's science,

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you'll discover a new
exciting perspective

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to understand one of the
most powerful elements that

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shapes our world.

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Are you ready?

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Join us.

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