How Does Science Really Work? The Myth of the Great Experiment: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #3

Sometimes experiments radically change our understanding of the world. But there’s much more to them than singular scientists. In this episode of Crash Course Scientific Thinking, we’ll learn why Louis Pasteur wasn’t a lone genius, and why it’s very difficult to design a study that gets us closer to the truth. Introduction: A Lone Genius 00:00 The Scientific Community 0:32 Louis Pasteur & Germ Theory 1:20 Pasteur's Next Experiments 3:55 Observational Science 6:08 Ethical Experimentation 7:57 Review & Credits 9:34 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kv2_mFsDxQURuFDxpflD45dy-pCxlqnM9i…