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How one teacher deals with evolution

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Praj / 6 Comments

Though I don’t completely agree with her approach (I think we should let creationists be creationists and tell them they can succeed in science anyway), I...

Education

The ‘belief-comprehension’ question on evolution

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

Here is an interesting post from one of Dan Kahan’s students (emphasis in original): I agree with Smith, however, that we should not go so far as to seek ...

Education

What is science literacy? And what is it for?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Praj / 0 Comment

As you know I’ve been on a science literacy and education kick the past couple weeks. I was considering transitioning to something else, but Dan Kahan ent...

Education

Our democratic way of life is not threatened

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Praj / 0 Comment

In The Myth of Scientific Literacy, Morris Shamos has this gem of a quote from a former program director of the American Association for the Advancement of Scie...

Education

Sheep farmers and science literacy

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Praj / 1 Comment

Bryan Wynne’s landmark paper on British sheep famers dealing with Chernobyl’s fallout suggested a more nuanced understanding of science literacy tha...

Education

Why teach biology in public school?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Praj / 2 Comments

Prolific commenter Robert Little asks: Praj, you asked why understanding biology should even be the goal. Let’s take it a step further. Why study biology in pub...

Education/Values

‘Scientific thinking’ as a barrier to diversity in science

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Praj / 11 Comments

  A couple months ago my friend Kenny Gibbs wrote a great post about diversity and science for Scientific American. I want to reflect on this sentence (emphasis...

Evidence/Values

Your science is not important

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Praj / 9 Comments

  In a talk titled ‘Your Religion is not Important’, the Dalai Lama once said: I am not interested, my friend, about your religion or if you are rel...

Education

Dan Kahan brings some more data

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Praj / 2 Comments

Just a heads up…I’m on vacation starting this Thursday for 2 weeks. So expect lighter / nonexistent posting. With that…Dan Kahan yet again sho...

Education

All sciences aren’t equally important

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Praj / 5 Comments

To continue with the meme from my last post, Jonathan Coppage explains why belief in evolution isn’t really that important (emphasis added): Yet when the ...

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