Health care has emerged as one of the most contentious issues of the day in the USA. The contention is not new. This PBS time line covering the past 100 years identifies points of contention and progress in the...
Read MoreI received note from Jake Johnson, outreach coordinator, the Internet Archive Outreach, NASA images asking to mention a resource for teaching at the NASA Images website. I think you will find this site a powerful aid for...
Read MoreThere was story on cnn.com today that caught my attention entitled U.S. students behind in math, science, analysis says. The analysis was written by the National Center of Educational Statistics and was a summary analysis of...
Read MoreEarlier this week, I had a pingback from Michael Barton’s very interesting website entitled The Dispersal of Darwin. On his site I read about Michael’s recent trip to Cambridge, England, and on one of his posts...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Some Ways to Interest Students in Science, and one method I suggested was to help students “think big.” Helping our students ask “big” questions, as Carl Sagan...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Some Ways to Interest Students in Science, and one method I suggested was to help students “think big.” Helping our students ask “big” questions, as Carl Sagan...
Read MoreIn the last two posts, I’ve explored several aspects of Steven Johnson’s book about Joseph Priestley: The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and The Birth of America. In the spirit of the...
Read MoreNo, this is not about Starbucks, Caribou, or McCafe coffee houses. But it is about coffee houses, and how coffee might have contributed to the field of science and science education, and indeed the Age of Enlightenment. In his...
Read MoreSeveral months ago I purchased Steven Johnson’s new book The Invention of Air: A Story of Science, Faith, Revolution, and the Birth of America. I started reading it, but for some reason put it away, only to return to...
Read MoreI received an email note from Minjae Ormes, Digital PR + Film Consultant at National Geographic announcing Drain the Ocean, a TV program that explores the terrain and creatures beneath the ocean. Using scientific research and...
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