The nature of science is not particularly concerned with the natural world in the
way that science itself is, at least not directly. The scientific community consists of
individuals who devote their careers to better understanding the natural world. This
community of experts determines which ideas best account for natural phenomena.
Those who study the nature of science come from many diverse fields and investigate
science and scientists by asking questions such as “What, if anything, demarcates
science from other human endeavors?”, “Are science ideas discovered or invented?”,
and “How is consensus reached in the scientific community?” In brief, the nature of
science epitomizes Einstein’s, (1933) advice that if you want to know how scientists