For Children: The resource covers basic logic and faulty arguments, developing student’s critical thinking skills. Suitable for year 8-10, focused on science issues, the module can be adapted to suit classroom plans. The videos can also serve as an introduction to critical thinking for adults not familiar with the subject. The Lessons: Part 1: Critical Thinking [...]
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Kate McAlpine rappin’ about CERN’s Large Hadron Collider! The rapper has a day job (we agree this is a good thing) as a science writer. They’ll have a lot of data to sort. 15 million GB per year, actually. Want to get involved and donate your computer’s downtime? Try LHC@home: http://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/
When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb — from the lilt of our native language to our soon-to-be-favorite foods.
Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993), was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century. He won five Academy Awards [...]
by Venessa Miemis, Emergent By Design I’ve always been fascinated with the workings of my own mind, and by human nature in general. With a background doing undergraduate work in Psychology, and graduate work in Social and Critical Theory, I’ve spent long hours contemplating individual motivations as well as group dynamics and the potential for [...]
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United [...]
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