Science Education & Policy
- Back To School, Teachers: Myths About The Brain Hold Back Education
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Myths about the brain are common among teachers worldwide and are hampering teaching, according to new research which presented teachers in the UK, Holland, Turkey, Greece and China with seven 'neuromyths' and then asked whether they believe the ...
Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2014 - 1:30pm
- For Learning Anatomy, Cadavers Still Work Best
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There's just no substitute for a dead body. Computer teaching is all the rage and simulation can do many things, but when it comes to anatomy, students learn much better through the traditional use of human cadavers. Cary Roseth, psychologist at Mich ...
Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2014 - 12:55pm
- Why Ebola Wasn’t Stopped By Huge Investments In African Healthcare
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Credit: EPA By Uli Beisel, Bayreuth University Despite it being nearly six months after the Ebola outbreak was confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), we are still hearing stories of severe shortage of gloves in health facilities in West Africa. ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 17 2014 - 6:00pm
- Government Math: More Will Lose Health Insurance Than Gained It If ACA Subsidies Are Eliminated
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Eliminating subsidies that help low- and moderate-income people purchase coverage through government-run health insurance marketplaces would sharply boost costs for consumers and cause more than 11 million Americans to lose their health insurance, accordi ...
Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2014 - 1:28pm
- True Cost Of Diverted Tobacco Payouts Measured In Lives
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Not enough tobacco company money is going into public health campaigns. Credit: REUTERS/Daniel Munoz By Nicholas Freudenberg, City University of New York The #20 Million Memorial created earlier this month by the United States Centers for Disease Control, ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 21 2014 - 1:17pm
- Why Climate 'Uncertainty' Is No Excuse For Doing Nothing
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Science can't tell us exactly when the rising oceans will swallow up the Maldives, but it can give us a good idea. Credit: Hiroyuki-H, CC BY-SA By Richard Pancost, University of Bristol and Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 21 2014 - 10:49pm
- It Takes More Than Singing To Strike A Chord In Music Education
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Credit: Khairil Zhafri, CC BY By Anita Collins, University of Canberra ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 23 2014 - 2:15pm
- ASTEROIDS Act: Who Owns Space?
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Capturing an asteroid. Credit: NASA By Monica Grady, The Open University ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 24 2014 - 9:00am
- Smart Aquaculture Outsmarts Climate Change
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El Niño is nothing new for fishers. Long before it was being used as evidence of climate change, fisheries management experts knew they would have to adjust, just like they will have to adjust this year. A new study shows how smart fisheries management ov ...
Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2014 - 12:30pm
- Even If You Fail, You Still Learn Something
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Source Dr. Tae, the skateboarding physicist, "Can Skateboarding Save Our Schools?" (Did I mention he’s a physicist AND a sk8r?) Sir Ken Robinson’s “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” A stand-up set on education. ...
Blog Post - Steve Schuler - Oct 24 2014 - 2:01pm
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