hypothesis
proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
Goidelic substrate hypothesis
hypothesized pre-Celtic language substrate
age-area hypothesis
concept in cultural anthropology
defensive attribution hypothesis
cognitive bias
Greenberg's linguistic universals
set of linguistic universals proposed by Joseph Greenberg
Low-density-lipoprotein receptor kinase
unconfirmed class of enzymes
neutral particle oscillation
quantum mechanical transmutation of neutral particles
nunatak hypothesis
hypothesis regarding ecology in formerly glaciated regions
patriarch hypothesis
hypothesis on the occurrence of human menopause
S-phase-promoting factor
CDK-cyclin complex inducing the S-phase of the cell cycle
Triangle of Life
unsubstantiated theory about how to survive a major earthquake
Fisher hypothesis
correlation between the rate of interest and the rate of inflation
supplementary hypothesis
hypothesis that the Torah was derived from a series of additions to an existing corpus of work, starting from the Deuteronomist stratum, to which the Yahwist and the Priestly strata were added
independence hypothesis
proposed solution to the synoptic problem, holding that Matthew, Mark, and Luke are each original compositions formed independently of each other, with no documentary relationship
neural efficiency hypothesis
smart people like tough problems
radial unit hypothesis
conceptual theory of cerebral cortex development
radical probabilism
hypothesis in epistemological philosophy
enemy release hypothesis
hypothesis in invasion biology
Vicarious Hypothesis
planetary hypothesis proposed by Johannes Kepler
Dark forest hypothesis
hypothesis that alien life has not been discovered because alien civilizations are silent and very cautious
Berserker hypothesis
idea that any intelligent life is destroyed by aliens
de Broglie hypothesis
1924 thesis on the wave behaviour of matter
Global saving glut
situation where desired saving exceeds desired investment
Two-gospel hypothesis
hypothesis is that the Gospel of Matthew was written before the Gospel of Luke, and that both were written earlier than the Gospel of Mark; proposed solution to the Synoptic Problem
Mozart effect
psychological effects of listening to Mozart's music
Warburg hypothesis
Hypothesis explaining cancer
Etruscan origins
Academic theories on the origins of the Etruscan civilization
Germanic substrate hypothesis
hypothesis
grandmother hypothesis
biology theory on the evolutionary origin of menopause
filter bubble
intellectual isolation involving search engines
Candidate gene
Gene considered likely to be involved in a condition
hunter versus farmer hypothesis
hypothesis juxtaposing the relation between ADHD found in modern day humans and "hyperfocus" in their hunter ancestor counterpart
Weyl curvature hypothesis
hypothesis
scientific hypothesis
idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world (primary features of a scientific hypothesis: falsifiability, testability)
Zero-energy universe
hypothesis that the total amount of energy in the universe is exactly zero
Great man theory
theory that history is shaped primarily by extraordinary individuals
Shiva Hypothesis
scientific theory concerning impact events
Absolute income hypothesis
economic hypothesis about consumption and savings
Cobham's thesis
hypothesis in computational complexity theory
depressive realism
hypothesis that depressed individuals make more realistic inferences than do non-depressed individuals
Frigg and Freyja origin hypothesis
Old Norse Mythology