---> The reason why this quote stood out to me, was because those are words that I would like to hear from colleges that I want to attend. Getting into college is a hard process, and I know that college admissions are aware of that. Another reason why I chose this a quote is because the author wasn't even referring to college when he wrote this, but I was able to still make the connection. It sort of illuminated more of the fact that you can actually apply amost every aspect of math, to aspects of the real world.
Question: How and when do you know if discoveries by researchers and scientistis the "actual" discovery? In other words, when a researcher or scientist finds a solution to something, how do you know if the solution is accurate enough to use in school lessons, such as math, and experiments?
--> For example, in the reading Penzias and Wilson were unsure about a hissing noise in one of their discoveries, and all of a sudden Dicke came up with an explanation about it. I mean, I know he probably had evidence, but I still wonder what process he used to come up with explanation.
Comment: I think that overall, the reading was good. I never knew that you could go into so much detail about an atom. I feel like when I'm just doing regular things in life, I never really take the time out to think about the math and science behind the make up of my body. However, after reading this article, I got a little bit motivated to want to have more of an open mind for the body.
I like your response! I liked the connection that you made to college. I didn't think about that when I read it, but when I saw it in here, you're actually right, it is something you'd like to hear from colleges, isn't it? I like how you question the discoveries, which is a little of what I did. I wish there were answers for our questions. How and when did scientists develop the intelligence to create technology powerful enough to know all those things? There's also a myth that at some point in time, these discoveries were made up by someone and became historic because, well, the people that created them are scientists, and they can't supposedly be proved wrong. Whatever, I don't think it's true. Anyway, I think you assessed your reading very well!
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