NY Times: After years of debate and research, M.I.T. has replaced a large introductory physics course with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive learning.
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Do people with Asperger Syndrome understand intentional actions in a different way than people without Asperger Syndrome? Edouard Machery, a philosopher of psychology and an experimental philosopher in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, says they do.
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New articles out – that mention a range of states! ‘Just think: it’s important’ in the Sydney Morning Herald: …A former physics teacher, Mr. Ellerton introduced the philosophy and critical thinking program to Calamvale after joining a network of Queensland teachers which promotes and spreads the teaching of philosophy in high schools throughout the state. [...]
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Remember my recent investigations into DORE? Some breaking news that involves the group here in Australia, thanks to Gimpy’s Blog and the ever-vigilant Brain Duck: Dore Australia have just gone into receivership. Staff (including myself) have not been paid for the month of May and turned up for work on Fri 16th to find all [...]
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NY Times today reports on a study – “Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower”: A new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent, increasing the brainpower they had at birth. Until now, it had been widely assumed that the kind of mental ability that allows us [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One; Part Two and Part Three and a segue into gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from [...]
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A lot of attention has been given to the recent win of Shivani Sud, a young woman of Indian heritage who took first prize in the Intel Science Talent Search (formerly the Westinghouse Science Talent Search). It led me to reflect upon an article by Freakonomics in the NY Times, which touches upon some recent [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children — Part One and Skeptical Books for Children — Part Two. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from the start if you’re new to the series of posts. I’d like to untypically begin with [...]
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