Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Yesterday I got an alert from one of my many Facebook contacts, about a documentary that has just been released in the US and is yet to arrive in Australia: Waiting for Superman. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive [...]
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H/T to MsInformation — math themed stop-motion animated music video for “Two Dots” by Lusine directed by Britta Johnson
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I haven’t really been keeping up with tracking my submissions to blog-carnivals recently; sorry to those I’ve missed broadcasting! Scientia Pro Publica 22 – Reciprocal Space at Stephen Curry’s blog! A few well-timed and enjoyable reads include: Kathlyn Stone at Flesh and Stone writes about an Austrian fashion designer who, simultaneously inspired by a Simon [...]
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Yes, currently doing work involving looking at anxiety and mathematics, interviewing the younger years. This is not that work… Head to the blog of Matthew Weathers to learn more about this great teacher!
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The Australian – DEGREES in maths and science will be offered at discounts of more than $10,000 under changes taking effect on January 1. The changes will slash the cost of HECS charges for students studying these degrees from $7412 to $4162 a year, substantially reducing the cost of a three-year degree. Graduates who take [...]
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From Eureka Alert: New research by a team that includes vocational psychologists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) indicates that the self-confidence instilled by parents and teachers is more important for young girls learning math and science than their initial interest. While interest is certainly a factor in getting older girls to study and pursue [...]
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And some of the things I find… this one will be cited, for sure: Principe, Gabrielle F. and Eric Smith. The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth: how belief in the Tooth Fairy can engender false memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology. Abstract: To examine how children’s fantasy beliefs can affect memory for their [...]
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