(everyone will have to complete the assignment, but you get extra credit if it is done by Monday when we get back) It is actually due on Friday the 19th :)
Read the article (The article goes on pages 53-60)
Accept Defeat: The Neuroscience of Screwing Up
Then think about the following questions and respond to them on page 61 of your notebook.1.At first what did Penzias & Wilson think caused the noise in their radio telescope? So was the noise considered useful data? Why or why not?
2.How did Penzias & Wilson’s reaction to their unexpected data fit into Kevin Dunbar’s findings of how science experiments usually turn out?
3.What did Dunbar find out about what scientists usually do with unexpected data (“errors”)?
4.How do Dunbar’s findings (science’s “dirty secret”) compare with the experiments/labs you do in science classes?
5.Did Penzias & Wilson’s unexpected data end up being useful in their scientific careers?
6.Why did we have you read this article?
