Science Education & Policy

Malaise: 70 Percent Of Americans Believe Recession Is Permanent

Though the rich get richer and the stock market is booming, which has led to claims by the administration that things are fine, the American public hasn't been this pessimistic about the future since Jimmy Carter was president. Pessimism has instead ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2014 - 8:59pm

China's R&D Budget Surpasses The Entire EU- But Applied Research Has Plummeted

In almost 20 years, China's Research  &  Development (R&D) expenditure as a percentage of its gross domestic product has more than tripled, reaching 1.98 percent in 2012.  That is a big improvement, it surpasses all 28 countries that make up ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2014 - 11:30pm

Why Replacing Teachers With Automated Education Lacks Imagination

By George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University The belief that technology can automate education and replace teachers is pervasive. Framed in calls for greater efficiency, this belief is present in today’s educational innovations, reform endeavors, and tec ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 29 2014 - 1:49pm

MOOCs: Learning About Online Learning, One Click At A Time

While MOOCs are free, their value lies in providing information about how students. Credit: learnFlickr/Ilonka Talina, CC BY-SA By Gregor Kennedy, University of Melbourne ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 31 2014 - 12:00pm

Learning To Read By Tricking The Brain

Even for experienced readers, mirror-image letters like b/d or p/q can be confusing. Why is it difficult for some to differentiate these letters?  ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2014 - 10:00am

Do We Need A Law To Help People Try Experimental Drugs?

People with life-threatening or incurable diseases may be willing to try experimental drugs and unproven treatments. Credit: juicyrai/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Tina Cockburn, Queensland University of Technology and Bill Madden, Queensland University of Techn ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2015 - 11:02am

Tax And Spend Policies Could Make You Eat Healthier

Scholars from Tufts University, Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital are calling for the implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality in the United States.   ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 5:30pm

How To Get Women To Participate More In Biology Classes

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields used to be considered the domain of white men, especially in academia, and that has changed, but universities are criticized because of the pace of change- researchers with tenure cannot just ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2014 - 4:54pm

The EPA Is Too Pro-Pesticide, Say Environmentalists

A group of ecotoxicologists claim that the US Environmental Protection Agency's evaluations of pesticide safety are inadequate and lead to bias. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2014 - 7:30am

Don’t Dismiss MOOCs – We Are Just Starting To Understand Their True Value

By Neil Morris, University of Leeds Over the past couple of years, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have taken the academic world by storm. Despite much debate about whether the idea of running free online courses for everyone is both a good and cost-e ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 4 2014 - 10:32am