hypothesis
proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
lactate shuttle
hypothesis on distribution of lactate in and around cells
male warrior hypothesis
evolutionary psychology hypothesis
ambush hypothesis
concept in molecular genetics regarding misreading of genes
response modulation hypothesis
theory about the cause of psychopathic behaviour
Black Queen hypothesis
theory connecting gene loss in microbial communities to natural selection
cognitive tradeoff hypothesis
hypothesis about the evolution of human language
Sino-Uralic
Proposed language family
Farming/language dispersal hypothesis
Hypothesis about the spraed of language families
pseudo-panspermia
supported hypothesis for the origin of life
non-planetary abiogenesis
hypothetical non-planetary origins of life
chronon
Theoretical Unit
alternative hypothesis
alternative assumption to the null hypothesis
facial feedback hypothesis
hypothesis that facial movement can influence emotional experience
just-world fallacy
cognitive bias that assumes that actions will have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor
focal infection theory
historical concept that many chronic diseases are caused by focal infections
wave model
model of language change in which a new language feature (innovation) or a new combination of language features spreads from its region of origin, affecting a gradually expanding cluster of dialects
Mutationism
One of several alternatives to evolution by natural selection.
parallel universe
hypothetical alternate universe that may be parallel to our universe
Medea hypothesis
hypothesis that multicellular life, understood as a superorganism, is suicidal, and that microbial-triggered mass extinctions are attempts to return the Earth to a microbial-dominated state
Duchy of Lithuania
state-territorial formation of ethnic Lithuanians, that existed from the 13th century until 1413
absolute hot
Absolute hot is a theoretical upper limit to the thermodynamic temperature scale, conceived as an opposite to absolute zero
origin of the Basques
hypotheses of Basque ethnic origins
beneficial acclimation hypothesis
hypothesis of physiology
Biocentric universe
concept proposed by Robert Lanza that places biology above the other sciences
global language system
hypothesis
Lost body hypothesis
theory to explain the empty tomb of Jesus
neighbour-sensing model
hypothesis of the fungal morphogenesis
people accounting hypothesis
social psychological theory
Protein K
porin expressed in pathogenic strains of E. coli
relative income hypothesis
economic theory
temporal theory
theory of the mechanism of hearing
tetrahedral hypothesis
obsolete theory of continent locations
variability hypothesis
nineteenth century hypothesis that males have a greater range of ability than females
life-cycle hypothesis
model of economic consumption
Putative gene
segment of DNA that is believed to be a gene
ecological-evolutionary theory
sociotechnical hypothesis
Noticing hypothesis
theory of second-language acquisition
nocturnal bottleneck
hypothesis to explain traits in mammals
Cunningham's Law
law that affirms that the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer