2005
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200462084
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Controversy in Chemistry: How Do You Prove a Negative?—The Cases of Phlogiston and Cold Fusion

Abstract: Believe it or not: It can sometimes be difficult to prove an idea is wrong once it has caught the human imagination. This situation is demonstrated for the two temporally separated cases of phlogiston and cold fusion. Although there are clear differences between the two cases, they both illustrate how difficult it can be to prove the non‐existence of a conceived idea.

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“…Additionally, the history of phlogiston (Labinger & Weininger, 2005) in the early days of chemistry discovery is somewhat applicable to autism. Phlogiston was the answer to everything chemically, except that it did not exist.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, the history of phlogiston (Labinger & Weininger, 2005) in the early days of chemistry discovery is somewhat applicable to autism. Phlogiston was the answer to everything chemically, except that it did not exist.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Embora, o oxigênio não seja necessariamente o "formador de ácidos", o nome ainda é utilizado para descrever o elemento. Esse exemplo reflete o fato de que, apesar de alguns nomes poderem transmitir informações ou descrições "falsas" sobre um objeto ou um fenômeno, eles permanecem (LABINGER;WEININGER, 2005;WŁOCH, 2015). Esse exemplo do termo oxigênio demonstra que o(s) significado(s) que seu(s) criador(es) destinou(aram) para representá-lo pode mudar, mas o termo permanecer.…”
Section: Implicações Para O Processo De Ensino E Aprendizagem Em Químicaunclassified
“…Students are then tasked with reading an additional four chemistry research articles, two were poor examples of science and two were exemplary examples of science. There are many infamous examples of bad science, pseudoscience, and pathological science previously discussed in the literature that are excellent for this exercise. ,, Conversely, there are also many exemplary examples of science in the literature. We solicited our chemistry faculty for research articles they thought were excellent, and then selected two of these to use as examples in class.…”
Section: Course Design and Objectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%