The scientific method helps you isolate problems by focusing on what's important. In addition, it can help you make your solutions better every time you go through the process.

This is the basis of the modern scientific method. It blossomed in the 17th century, when a new breed of thinkers took the view that scientific knowledge can only come from first-hand observation.

Around the turn of the 6th century B.C., beside the Aegean Sea in the city of Miletus, the first Greek philosopher concluded that “all is water.” His name was Thales. His pupil, Anaximander, disagreed ...

In 2008, Chris Anderson, then editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, made quite a stir by publishing an article in support of the AI approach titled, "The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the ...

1637: Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method for Guiding One’s Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences, the source of the famous quote, “I think, therefore I am.” He outlines ...