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Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.

Posted By: Will Brockman
Date: Tuesday, 19 October 1999, at 6:46 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Inuit rules for kayak design. (Mike Scarborough)

>Even though you didn't ask me, I'm going to put in my two cents. I read
> Article #936, Skin Boats and Science and I have some strong feelings about
> the article.

Another two cents:

I agree with Mike's criticisms of the article. The essential element of the scientific method is the testing of hypotheses. I have no doubt that innovations in kayak design were tested and the results keenly observed, but did they proceed from hypotheses about what would work and why? The author does not even attempt to show that new designs were based on hypotheses rather than serendipity or superstition. (I know next to nothing about Inuit culture and won't presume to guess....)

Ironic that an article ostensibly about the scientific method does such a poor job of employing it.

--Will

Messages In This Thread

Inuit rules for kayak design.
Christer Samuelsson -- Tuesday, 19 October 1999, at 1:45 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Mike Scarborough -- Tuesday, 19 October 1999, at 5:57 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Will Brockman -- Tuesday, 19 October 1999, at 6:46 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Ross Miller -- Tuesday, 19 October 1999, at 10:01 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 20 October 1999, at 10:34 a.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Ross Miller -- Wednesday, 20 October 1999, at 9:58 p.m.

Re: Food for thought
Ian Johnston -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 3:37 a.m.

Re: Kayak for Dinner
Ian Johnston -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 10:21 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Will Brockman -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 12:58 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Mike Scarborough -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 1:43 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Ross Miller -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 11:02 p.m.

Re: Not Science?
Ian Johnston -- Wednesday, 20 October 1999, at 3:11 a.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 20 October 1999, at 10:26 a.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Christer Samuelsson -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 4:22 p.m.

Re: Inuit rules for kayak design.
Ian Johnston -- Thursday, 21 October 1999, at 9:13 p.m.

Re: History Books ?
Ian Johnston -- Friday, 22 October 1999, at 2:25 a.m.

Re: History Books ?
Nick Schade -- Friday, 22 October 1999, at 9:30 a.m.

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