Science Education & Policy

A Quick Introduction from an Unapologetic Reductionist (who's nonetheless flexible, just so long as we're reducing)

A Disclaimer: I am not spreading any social gospel of minimalism or primitivism; nor am I making any moral statement about the merit of culture with my blog's title. Tis a dramatic catch phrase which more or less represents a correct attitude, driven ...

Blog Post - Ken Myron - Nov 8 2010 - 12:26pm

Fixing The University Of California System

University of California president Mark G. Yudof has issued an 'open letter' to California to talk about the budget problems the system is facing and how they want to deal with the issues facing the state- " I am writing today to let Califor ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 9 2010 - 12:25pm

The Invention(s) Of Writing

You're on this website so you obviously know how to read.  And some regard the digital revolution as a monumental one but there was one even greater; the invention of writing itself. If you are in the Chicago area this weekend and keen to learn about ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2010 - 1:11pm

A Medieval Practice To Be Restored?

Warning! If you’re thinking this is going to be about gruesome punishments or such like, prepare to be disappointed! This is about teaching and learning electromagnetism. ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Nov 15 2010 - 2:09pm

Recommended Reading: The Shadow Scholar

Here a short outtake of a depressing but interesting piece “ The Shadow Scholar: The man who writes your students' papers tells his story ” on outsourcing of thesis etc. writing that undermines our at points plainly ridiculous education systems furthe ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Nov 20 2010 - 3:33pm

High School Student Co-Authors PT-Symmetric Chain Paper

In the midst of all the lamentations that their isn't enough spending on science outreach (read: grants to do it rather than simply doing it, like we do here) or enough spending on turning people who want to be veterinarians (insert any alternative ca ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2010 - 2:13pm

Reading level of science blogs- what Google thinks

On his Reference Frame site, contrarian physicist Luboš Motl uses Google to determine the 'reading level' of some science blogs, with, he says, "Basic" being 1 star, "intermediate" 3 stars and "advanced"  counted by ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 17 2010 - 6:46pm

Santa Claus And Your Child In The PolarHeroes 3D Game

Game development company Fantastec has created an online 3D game called PolarHeroes for children aged 4 to 8. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2010 - 6:22pm

Science Questions For The New Year

Here are a few questions I would like to see answered in Science 2.0 during 2011. First I would like to see a major scientist explain why the laws of nature are almost the same nearly everywhere. Especially interesting would be an explanation of why distan ...

Blog Post - Jerry Decker - Dec 30 2010 - 7:40pm

Saturn (Chronos), Eating His Children

Western thought, from the sciences to the arts, have been based upon the rich mythology and history of the Ancient Greeks and Romans.  One which seems to guide the subconscious thought of many of our political and financial leaders is the myth of Saturn (C ...

Article - Ed Chen - Jan 2 2011 - 4:21pm