Today, our life depends on science.
Science helps us to fight diseases.
It allows us to travel in space and even bypass
space by creating new virtual communities.
Science lets us explore the origins of the
universe.
Eventually, science might even provide humanity
with the means of destroying itself.
When we think about scientists, we imagine
women and men working in laboratories dealing
with highly complex technological instruments
and working with complex mathematical formulas
to express their theories.
But when did scientists begin working in laboratories?
How did their experimental methods develop
and how did mathematics become so important
for many scientific disciplines?
And what does it mean to explain a phenomenon
scientifically?
Science, as we understand it today, is very
much a product of the last four centuries.
In this free online course, educators from
the faculty of philosophy at the University
of Groningen will be your guide in discovering
the Scientific Revolution that gave birth
to modern science back in 17th century Europe.
You will learn how to interpret and discuss
some of the revolutionary ideas that forever
changed the way in which human beings attempt
to understand the natural world.
And you will reflect on how often scientists
disagree about matters and theories and also,
when our science can benefit from these disagreements.
By looking at the historical roots of today's
science, you'll discover a new exciting perspective
to understand one of the most powerful elements
that shapes our world.
Are you ready?
Join us!
