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Use of Scientific Process in Understanding Bat Deaths, Media Literacy -…
Use of Scientific Process in Understanding Bat Deaths
Overview
Accurate Application and Ethical Communication of Scientific Method involves many steps
Hypothesis
An inference
Blehert investigations hypothesis: the fungal infection was easily spreadable and the bats have been weakened prior to another infection.
examined organs: heart, liver, lungs and kidneys
skin infections cause by WNS were occurring in the absense of other infections
if a hypothesis was repeated numerous times and ways it will be considered a theory
theory: an explanation that has been tested to its extent
scientist were no where near to a theory to the bat die offs
Observational/ Experimental Studies
An introduced fungus was responsible for bat die-offs
attached temperature-sensitive dataloggers to the backs of 504 free-ranging little brown bats
Added the temperature dataloggers to test if the bats were "arousing" too often and using up all of their fat stores by the end of winter
Injected bats with a solution containing Pd (peritoneal dialysis) as a control group and injected bats with a solution not containing Pd.
Determined if the overseas fungus was affecting the length of the bats' sleep periods during hibernation
Evaluation
Correlation and Causation
Correlation: Two things Occur together. For example, the bats were exposed to WNS and a large number of bat deaths followed. However, this does not necessarily imply causation.
Cause and Effect relationship: This relationship can be determined by experimentation and lays out what factor caused the other. The independant and dependant variable dictate which factor is which.
Policy
Once proven, science backed evidence leads to the creation of policies to help prevent, solve, or mitigate the problem. (eg: restrictions on cave travel) Policies have to be open to change with new info.
Precautionary Principal: Act sooner than later
Media Literacy
Primary, secondary, tertiary sources.
Fake news, misleading news, satire
Logical fallacies
generalization, red herring, ad hominem, appeal to authority, appeal to complexity, false dichotomy
Critical thinking
Observe, evaluate, watch out for bias, be open minded.
Media Literacy