Question

1) What is meant by the principle of connectivity in research?

2) How can we achieve convergence in science?

3)What is a meta-analysis?

4) What do we mean when we say there is no "magic bullet" in explaining a phenomenon or behavior?

Answer 1

1. The principal of connectivity in research defines that there should be a connection between the newly invented theory and the previous and empirical findings based on which the new invention is done. For example, personality theories should have a contact explanation with the humorous theory given by Hippocrate. Present-day invented camera technology must have the link to Alhazen's experimentation in optics and to his concept of the camera of Obscura
2. Convergence in science can be achieved by the integration of different fields in science to reach the best possible solution to a novel problem. Different fields may include medicine, engineering, computing, life sciences, earth science, space science, or even social sciences.
3. A meta-analysis consists of the review and analysis of the past studies done on a similar or same topic. This involves the review of all the research done in the past on a similar concept. The main aim of the meta-analysis is to integrate and re-analyze similar data to find new trends and interpretations. It helps to understand the same topic with the data taken in different time periods.
4. The magic bullet is a concept in which it is defined that the mainstream media acts like the gun and it releases the powerful messages in the form of a magic bullet that intrudes the head of passive and innocent people. So the statement mentioned above simply means that explaining human behavior and the certain phenomenon does not require the use of magic bullet, like in media.