Ballpark scientist

wannabe-scientists who deduce answers that are generally "in the ballpark" of being right

Inquiring mind: how far is the moon?
Ballpark scientist: pretty far

by ILostTheFunk November 5, 2011

Hippie Science

The branch of science that professes to cure ailments with herbs, spices and other witchcraft traditional or modern. Seminal to this branch of science is that remedies borne from the Amazon Rainforest will be the cure to all forms of cancer. Further, hippie science professes that crystals have the ability to realign your energy field and improve the quality and consistency of a bowel movement.

Man 1: What are you doing?
Man 2: A woman at the grocery store heard me coughing and told me to throw: basil, mint and sage into a pot of boiling water and inhale the vapor.
Man 1: Sounds like some hippie science bullshit to me.

by Yellowbeard February 7, 2015

Computer Science Emotional Breakdown

When a computer science major in college (or any other programming person) has a breakdown because there code isn't working. Generally involves keyboard smashing.

Shortened to CSEB.

Yo, Jacob is having a computer science emotional breakdown about the project.

by m3chatr0nic December 3, 2019

non-scientist

someone who is not an expert in science

Flattening the curve is not effective says the non-scientist.

by timlight April 23, 2020

Facebook scientist

A person who gets all their news and information from Facebook. This person usually thinks he or she has a broad knowledge about things like global warming, conspiracy theories, illnesses etc. simply because they read about it on Facebook.

Karen gets all her information about COVID-19 and global warming from Facebook. She is a Facebook scientist.

by NibbaDibba August 8, 2020

bow tie science

The pseudoscience used by Bill Nye the Science Guy. This science has no actual scientific background or evidence to support it and spreads false facts. Bow tie science is typically used when you are given a large amount of money from companies to agree with tumblr science

After Bill started talking about how gender is like a kaleidoscope, we knew that it was only bow tie science.

by tobugoc May 15, 2017

speed of science

When you don't have time to properly vet or test your products before unleashing them to the world, but in an act of hubris and perhaps a dash of malice, you release it on the world and hope for the best. Bonus points if you can get governments to mandate it.

We had to move at the speed of science to really understand what was taking place in the market. And from that point of view we had to do everything at risk. I think Dr Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla, even though he’s not here, would turn around and say to you himself, ‘If not us then who?

by 🐸Pepe🐸 October 12, 2022