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A scientific controversy may involve issues such as the interpretation of data, which ideas are most supported by evidence, and which ideas are most worth pursuing. [1] Controversies between scientific and non-scientific ideas are not within the realm of science and are not true scientific controversies. [3]
Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy: Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz; Proof of the Prime number theorem: Atle Selberg and/or Paul Erdős [2] [3] Proof of the Poincaré conjecture: Grigori Perelman or Shing-Tung Yau [4]
Several of his academic papers were retracted due to concerns about manipulated or fabricated data. In 2022, the Chemistry group at Hokkaido University, where Sawamura is affiliated, retracted multiple papers, including one published in the journal Science in 2020. The retraction was attributed to the non-reproducibility of reported results and ...
Archaeological controversies (3 C, 16 P) Astronomical controversies (6 C, 26 P) B. ... Political interference with science agencies by the first Trump administration;
Mapping controversies (MC) is an academic course taught in science studies, [1] stemming from the writings of the French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour. [2] MC focuses exclusively on the controversies surrounding scientific knowledge rather than the established scientific facts or outcomes.
This list includes well-known general theories in science and pre-scientific natural philosophy and natural history that have since been superseded by other scientific theories. Many discarded explanations were once supported by a scientific consensus , but replaced after more empirical information became available that identified flaws and ...
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The controversies are, by now, mostly political rather than scientific: there is a scientific consensus that global warming is happening and is caused by human activity. [2] Public debates that also reflect scientific debate include estimates of how responsive the climate system might be to any given level of greenhouse gases (climate sensitivity).