Category: Links Dump

Science education for all « through the looking glass “A friend recently said that schools are so important because it’s the only time when everyone is exposed to science. I couldn’t agree more. Not because it means a load of young people will have to sit in a room while a teacher bangs on about… Continue reading Links for 2011-03-01

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fracking | The Intersection | Discover Magazine “I just watched this video of Cornell University engineering prof Anthony Ingraffea giving a lecture on fracking-a long, long lecture. But it’s tremendously informative, gives more perspective than I’ve found anywhere else, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-28

Go To Hellman: HarperCollins and the Suspension of eBook Disbelief “A good business requires a good story. The customer needs to understand the story of how the business can help solve a problem or deliver a benefit. There are many ways of telling a business story. Some stories are utilitarian; others are romantic or inspiring.… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-26

Caltech Scores First Conference Victory Since 1985 – NYTimes.com “The team’s 46-45 home victory over Occidental, in the final game of the season, was the first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory for Caltech since a 1-point win over La Verne more than 26 years ago, before any of the current players were born. Ryan… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-25

Pseudoteaching | Action-Reaction “Pseudoteaching is something you realize you’re doing after you’ve attempted a lesson which from the outset looks like it should result in student learning, but upon further reflection, you realize that the very lesson itself was flawed and involved minimal learning. We hope that though discussion, we’ll be able to clarify and… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-24

A Science Fair Project about Science Fairs | Wired Science | Wired.com “I can’t say no. People ask me to be a science fair judge. If they have good food, I am there. Of course there are problems with the science fair. Students tend to focus on non-important things like the materials they used. There is… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-23

What Watson Can Learn From the Human Brain | Wired Science | Wired.com “Watson won. That set of microchips will soon join the pantheon of machines that have defeated humans, from the steam-powered hammer that killed John Henry to the Deep Blue supercomputer that battled Kasparov. Predictably enough, the victory inspired a chorus of “computer overlord”… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-20

DISCOURSES OF THE DIGITAL NATIVE – Information, Communication & Society “Teenage delegates to the Blast workshops rarely validate interest based on technological facilities, enthusiasm or competency. Instead, it is peer groups and social alignments which shape declarations and, more importantly, enactments of interest. This suggests that while the concept of the ‘digital native’ may be… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-19

News: How Class Dictates Delay – Inside Higher Ed “A new study to be published in the upcoming issue of The Review of Higher Education examines more closely the root of the reality of who delays going to college, and why. Not only are high school graduates of lower socioeconomic status more likely to delay… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-18

Career Advice: Why We Said No – Inside Higher Ed “My department has run a search for at least one faculty member every year for the last 10 years. I literally cannot remember how many search committees I have served on, let alone how many candidates I have interviewed. A few years ago I was… Continue reading Links for 2011-02-17