Question

An Ebola outbreak occurs in America, and a scientist claims to have a cure. The scientist communicates his breakthrough to the public through the news, without having followed the scientific method.
Do you think it was appropriate for the scientist to share his findings?
How should people respond to this news?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be-

1. The method of communicating the results is not reliable and will be considered invalid.

2. People should ignore the results as it lacks verification by the peer-review.

Explanation:

It is necessary to communicate and share the findings of the scientific experiments to the public.   The scientific method suggests that scientific results must be shared with the public only after it has been verified by the peer-review fellow scientist of the journals.

In the given question, the scientist skipped the verification of his results by peer-review committed of journals and shared it directly on the news.

Since this does not follow the scientific method, therefore, it will be considered invalid and people should not rely on the findings and ignore the results.

Answer 2

Answer:

I feel that it's debatable, but really, it was not appropriate.

Explanation:

It's not appropriate because if there's a method, as a scientist, you should follow it. By going straight to the news and the public, he could cause panic and fear. He should of done everything that needed to be done before going to the press. Hope I could help!