Science Education & Policy

Pseudoscience In The Wall Street Journal Or In Economics?

Evolution has various mechanisms and one of them is natural selection. While most religious people have no disagreement with science overall, Biblical literalists contend man cannot have changed or evolved.  Some confusion about evolution is understandable ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 16 2012 - 2:30am

Aristotle Vs Galileo: A Battle Over Free Fall

I have been invited to give a 30 minute presentation to high-school kids next week about Free Fall. The physics teacher who is organizing this event also has some nice plans to include a theatrical play, a couple presentations on Galileo's story by th ...

Blog Post - Theo Mertzimekis - Apr 29 2012 - 11:21am

Should You Read Science Press Releases Or Science Papers?

We carry some press releases on Science 2.0 and of course that is what Science Codex in our sidebar is. It's been an intentional effort since the communications arm of Science 2.0 began in 2006. The first, and most important reason, for that is becaus ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2012 - 11:18am

Teaching Climate In The Classroom

The National Academies Press will roll out some new national science standards for K-12 educators and for the first time, those standards will include guidelines on teaching climate change. Good luck with that.  As No Child Left Behind showed, positive res ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 3 2012 - 9:53am

Red Brains, Blue Brains: Republicans Are Stupid- The Stupid Premise Of A Stupid Book

“Let’s play “Jeopardy.” Round One: Science Literacy. Category: Evolution. For $500: Which is the largest demographic group to reject Darwin’s theory of evolution?” ...

Article - Jon Entine - Jul 11 2012 - 10:07am

Teenager Invents Anti-Aging, Disease-Fighting Compound Using Tree Nanoparticles

Here's a pretty good kickstart for a science resume; inventing a disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using nano-particles from trees at age 16. ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2012 - 9:54pm

Universitas 21 Top Countries For Higher Education

Which countries are the best at providing higher education?  The Universitas 21 Ranking was announced today at Lund University in Sweden. Universitas 21, a network of research universities, has developed their own ranking as a benchmark for governments, e ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2012 - 10:30pm

Jekyll And Hyde: Climate Change Denial And Preparedness In Corporate America

End-of-year academic stress getting you down? Here’s a spirit-lifting tip: Open your browser and Google “Heartland billboard.” You’ll quickly find The Heartland Institute’s latest propaganda piece: a mugshot of Ted Kaczynski next to the words, “I still be ...

Article - Holly Moeller - May 18 2012 - 6:24pm

Why Science Test Scores Being 'Stagnant' Is A Good Thing

More high school students are taking math and science classes- a good thing, we all want more science literacy- but the U.S. Education Department, in its quest to stop people from wondering how it still exists after 33 years of education not being a federa ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 24 2012 - 4:13pm

Rankings Of Elite Universities Under The Age Of 50

Asia has six of the top ten universities in the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking, with CUHK and HKUST beating the UK's Warwick University to the top spots.  23 countries are represented, led by Australia with ten institutions, followed by the UK with eight ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 29 2012 - 1:30am