Recently learned that the whole “humans only use 10% of their brain” thing is not true at all. What are some other common science misconceptions?

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It seems to me that this would be one: There is no place for faith in science, scientists have no faith and do not believe in God, because all their thoughts are rational.

Misconceptions about the scientific process itself are common. For example, many people believe that scientists are constantly in competition with one another, or that they always try to disprove previous findings. In reality, scientists are constantly collaborating and building on one another's work.

A misconception about science is that it is always straight forward and without error. In reality, science is an ongoing process of discovery and understanding, and as such, it is subject to error just like any other human endeavor.

many people believe that science is incompatible with religion, when in fact there is no conflict between the two.

Dropping a penny from the empire state building won't actually kill a person walking below. It'll hurt like a mf but you're not dying from it

That humans only have 5 senses. In addition to the common ones we all get taught, we also have the sense of temperature, balance, and even our orientation in relation to space. We're a little more complex than we think!

Lighting actually DOES strike twice in the same place, it's fairly common for lighting to strike again near the same general area

This one grinds my gears in particular. The "radiation" from your microwave is not actual atomic radiation and it does not make your food radioactive.

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