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Facing the research-practice divide in science education
Science education researchers and science teachers have much to offer each other. In an ideal world, knowledge would flow freely between researchers and educators. Unfortunately, research and practice...
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Last year, I had a chance to speak at TEDxQueensu . My basic premise is this: Science is awesome, but science needs to do a better job of communicating that awesomeness to non-scientists. We’re...
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Making good use of Hollywood’s bad science
Maybe it was destiny, but when I was a freshman in high school in 1997 the movie Dante’s Peak, starring Pierce Brosnan, was released. Why was it destiny? For those of you unfamiliar with the movie,...
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Sabremetrics and Math: How sports can teach statistics
Statistics. Math. Mental arithmatic. Do those words scare you? If they do, you’re in good company. Mathematical anxiety is a well studied phenomenon that manifests for a number of different reasons....
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Heading to #SciWri13!
A quick update for all our readers – Cristina and I (Atif) will be in beautiful Gainesville, Florida this week for the National Association of Science Writers/Council for the Advancement of Science...
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Using Math to make Guinness
William Sealy Gosset, statistician and rebel | Picture from Wikimedia Commons Let me tell you a story about William Sealy Gosset. William was a Chemistry and Math grad from Oxford University in the...
View ArticleThe Biggest Sci-Ed Stories of 2013
As 2013 comes to an end, it’s a time for reflection and thought about the last year, and look towards to the future. 2013 was quite the year in science, with impressive discoveries and wide reaching...
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Backyard Science: Promoting Curiosity and Enthusiasm for the Natural World
Today, Sci-Ed is happy to welcome Amanda Tracey to the blog to discuss how to promote the natural world to children. For more about Amanda, see the end of this post. I know for a fact I was a...
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Judging science fairs: 10/10 Privilege, 0/10 Ability
Every year, I make a point of rounding up students in my department and encouraging them to volunteer one evening judging our local science fair. This year, the fair was held at the start of April, and...
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