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Call Yourself a Scientist

from Science Songs 0​.​3333333333 by Jonny Berliner

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A song about what it takes to be a true scientist.

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Call Yourself a Scientist

If you start with a hypothesis,which is kind of like a guess,
If you try to falsify it by submitting it to tests.
Draw conclusions from your data for your peers to rip to shreds,
You can call yourself a scientist yes you can

If you strengthen your beliefs by not assuming that they’re right,
If you know your theory’s wrong just not as wrong as others might be,
If uncertainty’s your enemy, and you use measurement to fight,
You can call yourself a scientist yes you can

You can study English Literature, or History of Art,
But if your subject’s that subjective then the truth is in your heart,
And you can study social sciences but you’re gonna have to be bold,
For it’s hard to prove your model’s true when your variables aren’t controlled,
But if you seek to find the kind of truth that’s out there in the world,
You can call yourself a scientist yes you can

If you don’t assume a pattern’s there when you see a correlation,
If you back up all your theories with a causal explanation,
If a newspaper misquotes you just to cause a cheap sensation,
You can call yourself a scientist yes you can

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from Science Songs 0​.​3333333333, released February 19, 2016

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