Inquiry is the act of asking questions. Inquiry stems from wonder. Children, especially, are curious creatures, always wanting to know more. They ask questions: about the color of the sky, what happens after we die, or if dogs can think like people do. Somewhere along the line, that natural instinct is buried beneath textbook facts and scantrons and many, many worksheets. College is the place where students have the chance to tap back into that childlike desire to ask questions and find answers.
The New York Times publishes many articles about people who set out on quests to discover answers to questions that could result in real solutions to real world problems. As a college student, you are eligible for a free pass to the paper. Click on this LINK and use your student email to register for a free account. Next, navigate to the Science section of The Times and find an article that interests you. In the comments box below, please share a link to your article and explain why you chose it. What central question do you think the scientist was pursuing? How did he or she go about trying to find the answer? What discoveries were made? What evidence was used to prove or test a theory? What questions did the article generate for you? Make sure your read the participating comments so you are not all posting the same article!
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