There are several ways to define “science”, but here is very basic one byEdzard Ernst, the first professor in Alternative Medicine, in an interview in Science:
“I was also convinced that scientists need to be critical and sceptical, and that if you apply science to any field you don’t want to prove that your ideas are correct, you want to test whether they are correct.”While I probably have to check his own summary of his scientific legacy (”I found that homeopathy is pretty useless.
Amanda and Ingrid both received an NSERC award: Amanda to finish her MSc, and Ingrid to start her PhD. Now she will have to make a decision ;-) Running a lab with such talented people is easy, I hardly have to do anything myself.