I used hypotheticodeductive method in the SGC supporting class CHEM 177: Intro to Lab Practices and Research in Chemical Sciences and BSCI 222: Principles of Genetics. One of the projects in genetics was to create a presentation on how the ADH1B gene influences the susceptibility to alcohol use disorder. For the presentation we needed to find reliable scientific studies about the ADH1B gene. The study hypothesized that different ethnicities carry different ADH1B isoforms causing different susceptibility to alcohol use disorder, they tested this by checking for the isoform in Japanese people and Caucasian people and checking their tolerance to alcohol, and the results showed that their theory was right, and they acknowledged the improvements for their future studies. This study was reliable due to the hypotheticodeductive method they used.

In my Professional Writing Class: Writing for Health Professionals, we had a discussion about narrative medicine. One of the students used the red herring logical fallacy when discussing her opinion. We were specifically talking about a poem a nurse made about her patient who was dying of cancer. The poem used symbolism such as bosom, lips, etc. The message of the poem was to give power back to her cancer patient and show that her patient is more than her disease. My classmate thought that the author was being disgusting by talking about her patient's breast and made the conclusion that all narrative medicine is bad. I recognized that she was using this fallacy to make narrative medicine seem negative, even though her evidence didn't make sense.

My learning was improved when creating the video presentation about how climate change affects pregnant women. I was able to work with Mayu and Kenzie to create an informative presentation, but in a fun way by making it into a podcast. I would never have though to create podcast without the creativity of Mayu and Kenzie. I would have presented the information in a boring way.

One of my favorite part of SGC was the excursions. I contributed to the Museum of Natural History and SERC excursions by participating, asking questions, and trying to get involved. I didn't know that scientist worked at the Museums and it opened up an internship idea for me.

Scholars helped me to overcome dealing with pseudoscientist. Before scholars I would get upset whenever a debate would come about climate change, political issues, or wars. But I realized there's nothing to get upset about if I'm dealing with the situation by providing evidence. And there's nothing I can do if the person I'm talking to is using fallacies. I will also use this tactic in the future. It will also help me in the future when I'm making decisions about voting or any other important decisions.

Last modified: 05 December 2024