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Computer science at least in my experience of it, definitely involves lots of science. I can't speak for the others.

• frandroid 9y ago
  This one also illustrates that if it has "science" in it, it can't get a joke...
  • michaelmior 9y ago
    Are you sure the parent was joking? Also, are you sure I wasn't? ;)
• throwitlong 9y ago
  In which way - interested - does it involve science or what is your definition of science?
  • octopoc 9y ago
    I'm not the OP, but effective debugging makes use of the scientific method.
  • ethelward 9y ago
    Not OP, but maths, maths again, and still more maths. Type systems, algorithm proof, complexity, boolean logic... And if we go into CS applications: games are maths, bioinformatics is maths, accounting is maths, ... Or in the implementation: electronics, semi-conductors physic, eletrical engineering, ...
    • bryondowd 9y ago
      I wouldn't think math is science. Otherwise, the acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) would be awfully redundant. And yeah, I'd say CS is closer to math than science, except maybe when you look at things like manufacturing processes and such, which is more of an engineering or materials science track.
  • michaelmior 9y ago
    I was thinking of science in terms of "uses the scientific method." This is a pretty loose definition, but I think it's a reasonable one. I find I regularly apply the scientific method in terms of the observe, hypothesize, test, revise cycle.
• Nadya 9y ago
  The quote is of Hal Abelson and one of his lectures at MIT disagrees with you [1]. The introduction is amusing and opens with Computer Science has nothing to do with Computers and little to do with Science. It's really a poorly named field. I believe it's a bit tongue in cheek and not defining science entirely by "uses the scientific method". [0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hal_Abelson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hal_Abelson [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Op3QLzMgSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Op3QLzMgSY