Name: What we think we know
Uploaded: 2008-09-05T01:00:00Z
Duration: 12 min 14 s
Description: Starting with four basic questions (that you may be surprised to find you can't answer), Jonathan Drori looks at the gaps in our knowledge -- and specifically, what we don't about science that we might think we do.

Starting with four basic questions (that you may be surprised to find you can't answer), Jonathan Drori looks at the gaps in our knowledge -- and specifically, what we don't about science that we might think we do.

What we think we know

Many people, even science graduates, struggle to answer simple questions like where a tree gets its mass or why it is hotter in summer. Familiar misconceptions, such as believing plants grow from soil rather than air, persist well into adulthood. These flawed mental models form early from everyday experience, not formal teaching, and are surprisingly hard to correct. Hands-on exploration and confronting assumptions are essential for true understanding.