Science Education & Policy

A physics professor was telling me yesterday that her daughter was having trouble understanding real and virtual images formed by lenses.  That was until she showed her a real image being formed…

To give a link in another topic, I shortly cover the meaning of not so common, but very important term - metahypothesis. Metahypothesis is formed by a number of other hypothesis - when you take some…

Please indulge me a charming aside from A.A. Milne in order to set the stage for my essay…. (don’t worry, it’s charming) The House at Pooh Corner (pg 93-94)In Which Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore…

Today kicked off the 2010 H+ Summit, "The Rise of the Citizen Scientist". You can watch the livestream here. I'll blog about it tomorrow, after I get some sleep! No one wants to read what I have to…

Let's pretend the US is in a bit of an economic crunch and, due to that, universities which up to now have had carte blanche to raise costs any time they like (average - double the rate of inflation…

I complain every time we have a family dinner at my sister’s house. Don’t get me wrong, I like my family and everything, but she moved with her daughter and son way out to the remotest…

Eighteen year-old James Popper, from Marlborough College, Wiltshire, has scooped major prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, in San Jose, California from 9-14 May. Competing…

First, I have to apologize for my extended absence from both this site and my blog... I've not only been experiencing some career path type crises, but also studying for, taking, and hopefully…

First, I have to apologize for my extended absence from both this site and my blog... I've not only been experiencing some career path type crises, but also studying for, taking, and hopefully…

Officials from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced a new policy designed to increase data sharing among researchers whose work is funded by agency. By October, 2010, NSF is planning…