Applied science

Applied science is the application of the scientific method and scientific knowledge to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines, such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted with basic science, which is focused on advancing scientific theories and laws that explain and predict natural or other phenomena.^[2]

There are applied natural sciences, as well as applied formal and social sciences.^[3] Applied science examples include genetic epidemiology which applies statistics and probability theory, and applied psychology, including criminology.^[4]

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^ Bunge, M. (1974), Rapp, Friedrich (ed.), "Technology as Applied Science", Contributions to a Philosophy of Technology: Studies in the Structure of Thinking in the Technological Sciences, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 19–39, doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2182-1_2, ISBN 978-94-010-2182-1, S2CID 110332727, archived from the original on 31 March 2021, retrieved 7 February 2023
^ Roll-Hansen, N. (2017). "A Historical Perspective on the Distinction Between Basic and Applied Science". Journal for General Philosophy of Science Article. 48 (4): 535–551. doi:10.1007/s10838-017-9362-3.
^ Wertz, J. (2018). "Genetics and Crime: Integrating New Genomic Discoveries Into Psychological Research About Antisocial Behavior". Psychological Science. 29 (5): 791–803. doi:10.1177/09567976177445 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

[1] Warner, Andrew (30 October 2023). "What Can You Do With a Food Science Degree?". U.S. News. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[2] Bunge, M. (1974), Rapp, Friedrich (ed.), "Technology as Applied Science", Contributions to a Philosophy of Technology: Studies in the Structure of Thinking in the Technological Sciences, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 19–39, doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2182-1_2, ISBN 978-94-010-2182-1, S2CID 110332727, archived from the original on 31 March 2021, retrieved 7 February 2023

[3] Roll-Hansen, N. (2017). "A Historical Perspective on the Distinction Between Basic and Applied Science". Journal for General Philosophy of Science Article. 48 (4): 535–551. doi:10.1007/s10838-017-9362-3.

[4] Wertz, J. (2018). "Genetics and Crime: Integrating New Genomic Discoveries Into Psychological Research About Antisocial Behavior". Psychological Science. 29 (5): 791–803. doi:10.1177/09567976177445 (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

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