The End of the Beginning.

    This is the last post under STP and it was been quite a ride. Friends has been created, connections has been made, and knowledge has expanded. And all of this is thanks to science.

    Looking back at my first post, I described science as a way to understand ourselves and our world. After months of STP, I still stick to that answer, but with a bit more definition. There is a method to understanding ourselves and our world, and that's what we learned during our time in STP. Every experiment we perform in our pursue of understanding relationships between things require a method. To fully understand connections, we have to know all the variables, control the constants, and interpret the data in a way that can help us predict future outcomes. 

    Does Umbrellaology fall into the category of science? I still think so. Data was properly gathered, variables were thought of and accounted for, and from the data gathered, predictions could be made. That is what science is about. Understanding data and being able to predict it.

    In the end, the main thing that I gathered from STP is the thinking process everyone should approach when trying to do experiments or trying to understand something in general. You have to pin point exactly what relationship you are trying to understand and what are all the variables that may affect your data. You have to think how exactly you can perform your experiment and how to interpret the data you gather. And from the data you gather, be able to predict outcomes. There is no wrong question to ask

    I'm glad to have spent my time with a wonderful group in STP, and it has made me feel closer to the world of science. 

    Anyone can be a scientist. It only requires the right way of thinking.

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