Education
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Full Steam Ahead on CS-STEM
May 24, 2011
By imagining, drawing, and building original videogames, Globaloria students have been boldly demonstrating how art and design and creative cognition can re-ignite STEM learning.
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The Art of Science Learning
April 06, 2011
It's no secret: American children are behind in math and science, and falling faster by the year. For a group of innovative thinkers gathering in Washington DC, restoring "STEM" in America must go beyond multiplication drills, beyond the latest in computer apps. It's time to re-imagine science learning altogether, they say: it's time for wood and clay, watercolor and chalk.
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The Revenge of Comic Sans
January 06, 2011
New research suggests that less-legible, less-elegant fonts might actually promote better recall of information. Dave Munger examines the evidence.
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On Meaningful Observation
December 27, 2010
Adding art and design to science education would put a bit of humanity back into the innovation engine and lead to the most meaningful kind of progress.
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On Education
December 25, 2010
With a cross-disciplinary approach to education, we can train a new class of problem-solvers to address current global challenges, from poverty to climate change.
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Deconstructing Death
August 31, 2010
Why are we so bad at caring for the dying? In Final Exam, surgeon Pauline Chen reveals a complex array of reasons, from the training of young physicians to a culture that believes a cure is the only goal.
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Portfolio: The Adolescent Stage
March 18, 2010
Photographs of microscopic aquatic animals capture complex life stages in ways not possible in standard textbooks.
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Repository of the Cosmos
January 14, 2010
We visit Neil deGrasse Tyson to talk about his role as “servant to the public appetite of the universe” and all of the odd things that accumulate in his office.
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Summit Notes: State of Innovation
July 07, 2009
Seed and The Council on Competitiveness brought together thought leaders from science, business, academia, and design to discuss the future of innovation.
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Week in Review: June 26
June 26, 2009
Advocates for ACES Act, Simon Singh takes on British chiropractic, and what’s ailing American universities might be America.
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Serious Fun
June 23, 2009
Kodu doesn’t have realistic graphics, huge explosions, or even a way to win. But it just might change the way we think about the world.
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Week in Review: June 19
June 19, 2009
Building a power plant worthy of tomorrowland, a climate nudge disguised as a clarion call to arms, and school’s out—brains, turn off!
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A New Map for Design
June 03, 2009
As the focus of design shifts from the production of finite goods to a practice of experimentation, ideas take precedence over products.
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Don’t Mess With Textbooks
May 20, 2009
Science education faced setbacks at the Texas Board of Education hearings in March. An inside look at the politicians, teachers, and textbook publishers who are fighting back.
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A Historic Commitment to Science
April 27, 2009
President Obama announced he will invest in “the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history,” including new energy and science education initiatives.
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Peer Pressure
March 13, 2009
James Wilsdon takes a close look at Britain's system for defining excellence at the country's top-performing universities.
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The Science Accomplishments of President George W. Bush
January 13, 2009
decision making, democracy, education, funding, governance, leadership, policy, politics, research
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Nepal: Laptop School
January 08, 2009
Saving a generation of young students with creative thinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a little green computer.
development, education, entrepreneur, growth, innovation, technology
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Prizing American Science
November 05, 2008
Newt Gingrich discusses the potential of the US Congress to shape science research.
decision making, democracy, education, funding, leadership, policy, research
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I Can’t Believe It’s Science (for June 11, 2007)
June 12, 2007
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The Dover Monkey Trial
October 01, 2005
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
