Science Education & Policy

What can Kung Fu Nuns teach CERN scientists about cosmic energy? To start with, they would have to convince CERN scientists that 'cosmic energy' actually exists, and they recently got a chance to do that when the European Organization for Nucl ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 3 2012 - 9:13pm

"Burn Notice" Wants To Give You $10K To Do Science

A few years ago, my wife had a milestone birthday and decided she wanted to run a marathon. Now, I don't even like to drive 26 miles much less run that far- that Greek guy is famous because he died doing it and there are some experiments I don't ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 28 2012 - 8:55pm

We Can Do Math Problems And Read Phrases Unconsciously

We can read words and phrases and even solve multi-step mathematical problems without conscious awareness, say a team of psychologists at the Hebrew University. They conducted experiments which they say constitutes a challenge to existing ideas of unconsci ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2012 - 5:00am

List Of The Best And Worst International Cities In English Proficiency

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Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2012 - 2:01pm

Private Biotech Hates Sequestration, Too

In a little less than three weeks, a federal budget sequestration, which would have severe consequences for agencies that fund scientific research, will take effect unless a deal can be made between Republicans and Democrats. That’s a pretty discomforting ...

Article - David Sloan - Dec 13 2012 - 2:31pm

Science Education: Who’s to Blame? Accountability in the Teaching and Learning Process

Accountability plays a very important role in the realization of educational aims, goals, and objectives. Thus recognizing the “Who is/are” in its formation and/or its implementation is important. They are the local and international educational agencies, ...

Blog Post - Camilo Tabinas - Feb 18 2014 - 2:13pm

How And When Children Learn Reason And How To Think About Others

Two new studies explore the development of reasoning and perspective-taking in young children. How to Pass the False-Belief Task Before Your Fourth Birthday ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2012 - 11:45pm

Xenophobia Upside: Ethnic And Religious Diversity Correlated To Less Environmental Action

When is diversity a bad thing? When it comes to environmental action, according to a new paper from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Scandinavian countries, low in ethnic and religious diversity, take more collective action than more diverse nation ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 20 2012 - 4:30am

Geo-Engineering For Global Warming Needs International Laws With Teeth

Though you can't put science data to a vote, the policies based on science are for the public to decide. Until a global policy is in place, scientists and organizations can easily circumvent international laws regarding geo-engineering by getting dom ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2013 - 3:30pm

“Promised Land”: A Love Letter To Longmont

Promised Land is not a movie about “ fracking ”, you will be sorely disappointed if you go to the theater expecting to see lurid visuals of sinister-looking waste water ponds, plumes of diesel soot and road dust, or bucolic landscapes scarred by roads and ...

Article - Mark Brownstein - Jan 8 2013 - 12:29pm