6-2-1 Short Answer Why Ask Why PDF

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Why Ask Why? The search for answers to the unknown is what I think drives scientists to ask “Why”? In many cases an individual can ask “why” and turn to their smartphone and the answer will be at their fingertips in milliseconds. That is not the case when scientists ask, “Why?” The answer is not available to them and they begin to conduct research to find the answer through developing test for observations and data collecting. Stephen Hawking has contributed immensely to the natural sciences, especially in the field of physics. One of the questions from the video was about asking Albert Einstein about him not believing in black holes. Stephen Hawking recognized in Einstein’s theory of relativity the equation implied that when a large star collapsed it would create a black hole. He also, changed the way scientists looked at black holes. Instead of thinking that black holes were just an empty place in space he used Quantum Mechanics and showed that black holes can radiate and has temperature. This theory paved the way to a lot of research being conducted in the study of black holes. The developments in one study can have a far-reaching impact in another study. The influence that the original study had on later studies may not be known for years due to the process of creating a method to collect the new data. For example, the vaccine for Tuberculosis, BCG, was first used medically in 1921. Now, almost a century later, researchers are conducting clinical trials on the BCG vaccine as a possible cure for type 1 diabetes. References History of the BCG Vaccine: Calmette, Guerin, Lubeck. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.tbfacts.org/bcg/ Repeat BCG Vaccinations for the Treatment of Established Type 1 Diabetes - Full Text View. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02081326...