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Science: Science is a systematic process of acquiring knowledge about the natural world through observation, experimentation, and hypothesis testing. It is based on the assumption that the universe is governed by natural laws that can be discovered through scientific inquiry. See also Method, Review, Knowledge, Verification, Confirmation.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Chris Anderson on Science - Dictionary of Arguments

Lanier I 42
Science/Cloud/Anderson/Lanier: Wired editor Chris Anderson suggests that science should no longer look for theories that are understandable to scientists, since the digital cloud will definitely understand them better.(1)
>Artificial intelligence
, >Machine learning.

1. Chr. Anderson, "The End of Theory", In. Wired, 23 June 2008, www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_theory

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Ander I
Chris Anderson
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More New York 2006

Lanier I
Jaron Lanier
You are not a Gadget. A Manifesto, New York 2010
German Edition:
Gadget: Warum die Zukunft uns noch braucht Frankfurt/M. 2012


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