Many ideas have left the world of science and made their way into everyday language — and unfortunately, they are almost always used incorrectly. We asked a group of scientists to tell us which scientific terms they believe are the most widely misunderstood. Here are ten of them.
How about quantum leap for a huge change instead of a tiny one?
The more important point about a quantum leap is that it is discontinuous, rather than its absolute size. Relative to the system involved, quantum leaps can be quite large.
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4. Learned vs. Innate
a nasty modern distinction
largely encouraged by science
and political and social philosophy
plenty scientific dereliction
distractions while compliant
barely near the truth mostly