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1. What is your image of a scientist in your mind? 2. Do you believe what scientists say? Why? e.g. She unconsciously addressed me by the wrong name. They can’t help resenting the baby unconsciously. unconsciously: ad. unintentionally, or without being aware e.g. Internet connections through conventional phone lines are fairly slow. Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave. conventional: a. 1. a conventional method, product, practice, etc. has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type e.g. a strong believer in conventional morals He is conventional in his approach to life. conventional: a. 2. always following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring — Gould found that Morton only collected data to his advantage, omitted some data that were not fit for his argument, did not follow the normal order of his research, made unbelievably simple mistakes to his benefit and even changed his settled standard. What he did helped him come to his so-called conclusions. Morton reached his conclusions, Gould found, by leaving out embarrassing data, using incorrect procedures, making simple arithmetical mistakes (always in his favor) and changing his criteria — again, always in favor of his argument. e.g. I left out some chapters in my lecture because of limited time. She left out an important detail in her account on purpose. leave out: to fail to put in or include e.g. What is the proper procedure for leaving the building in case of fire? The first step in the procedure of making a kite is to build a frame. procedure