The Importance of Disconfirmation in Critical Thinking

"No number of experiments can prove my theories, but one experiment can prove them not to be true," said Albert Einstein. "I think people can use that whole idea to their advantage when they're trying to be critical thinkers themselves", he added. The media is very fond of printing articles, new study reveals except X, Y, and Z,. It's talking about just one study that's come out. But what's maybe not so sexy is the repeatability part - this actually has to be done dozens, hundreds of times before it's made a fact.