There was a very interesting study completed at the University of Michigan entitled When Corrections Fail: The persistence of political misperceptions by researchers Brendan Nyhan, School of Public Health, University of...
Read MoreHappy July 4th, an important day for us all, and my favorite holiday. There are serious problems all around us, but today perhaps we can reflect on the importance of the American day of Independence. The notion of independence...
Read MoreI recently received an announcement of an ecology program from John Kamman whose organization sponsors field science and cultural exchange projects. The organization is Ecology Project International and has projects and...
Read MoreI’ve been in England for the past two weeks, and will be writing a few posts about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill reporting on the views of this catastrophe from the U.K. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share...
Read MoreAs we all know, President Obama told the story that his daughter knocked on the bathroom door while he was shaving, and asked him, “Have you plugged the hole yet, Daddy?” As science teachers we are reminded that this...
Read MoreThe latest word on effort to plug the BP offshore oil well using the “Top Kill” procedure is that the effort is continuing, but the company has not determined whether it is working, or that it won’t work....
Read MoreAs I write this post, BP has begun their “top kill” maneuver to stop the flow of oil by plugging the well with mud. This technique has not been used at such great depths, and we’ll have to wait perhaps for a...
Read MoreThere is enormous frustration setting in as the BP Gulf oil spill continues into its second month devastating vast areas of the American gulf coast. To this date, we do not know how much oil is spilling into the waters of the...
Read MoreSince January, we have experienced a number of geological events that have caused havoc and misery to many people around the Earth. On January 12, Haiti was rocked with a magnitude 7 earthquake causing the destruction of the...
Read MoreYesterday, I wrote about how science teacher education needs to embrace a humanistic perspective, and work with teachers at their highest level. Today there is a dismissive language that runs across the political spectrum...
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