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jules ◴[] No.18567950[source]
If your country has "democratic" in the name it's probably not democratic. If your major has "science" in the name it's probably not science. If your company has "don't be evil" in its motto...
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_Schizotypy ◴[] No.18569030[source]
So what is neuroscience then
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PurpleBoxDragon ◴[] No.18569217[source]
That's why it should just be under neurology.
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nobody22453 ◴[] No.18569885[source]
The "-logy" comes from Greek which means science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-logy and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%...
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Consultant32452 ◴[] No.18570639[source]
What about Scientology which has both science and ology? Is it science science?
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1. ISV_Damocles ◴[] No.18572832[source]
A common misconception! It's actually the science of the color cyan, but people kept mispronouncing "Cyantology". ;)