Seeing and Not Seeing: Unexplained Phenomena in Science

Why, beyond competitive and pecuniary interests, do scientists disagree with each other when presented with the same evidence. As they are also ordinary social beings much can be explained by their different socialization experiences and especially their professional education. To better understand these difficulties it is suggested here that a visual ethnographic approach might be of value. Metaphorically scientists are either unwilling or unable to "see" the validity of the evidence presented to them. Therefore in order to demonstrate such valid yet varying interpretations of the same data, this brief visually enhanced essay focuses on two photographs that might defy agreement among viewers as each depends upon either prior knowledge and/or different orientations to the subject/object.