Philosophy
I see that some educators are still doing their best to bridge the gap especially when the focus is on the youngsters. An incomplete project has been established by two professors [Costas Efthimiou and Ralph A. Llewellyn] from the University of Central Florida's Physics Department "Physics in Films". I was amazed at the opening paragraph of this paper when the National Science Foundation in a survey claimed that about 50% DID NOT EVEN KNOW THAT IT TOOK A YEAR FOR THE EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN--JEEZE. Who is failing whom? What is happening? Are we developing a nation of ignorant children who don't even know the above. One of the best ways to reach the youth is to approach them at their level of interest and that is specifically by those movies like X2 and 2001: A Space Odyssey that involve science. Since this project began in 2003 there has been a tremendous improvement and the authors have extended the concept to include specific characters of movies like Batman and Spiderman. Specific books were incorporated and some attention was given to the pseudosciences. Something has to be done and this looks like a good program.
"CINEMA AS A TOOL FOR SCIENCE LITERACY"
Popularization of science
- What Is/ought To Be The Purpose Of Science Education?
I've been reading classic texts in alchemy the last few days. Interesting stuff. It's for the textbook in the history and philosophy of science that I am working on and the central idea is to have students pick the science of their interest and...
- Pdes Now At Canadian Mcgill University
"New class for the physics department?" Partial differential equations could become a requirement at McGill by Jenna Blumenthal January 31st, 2011 The McGill Daily Not since they put a flat screen in the foyer has Rutherford Physics seen such excitement....
- "miss Pickerell Goes To Mars"
I do remember this book, Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars, by Ellen MacGregor. One in a series of charming science adventures for youngsters. Miss Pickerell goes to visit her pet cow one morning and finds a rocketship in the pasture! It's a mission to...
- "theoretical Physics...good Epistemology?" Poll
How much epistemological relevance is there in theoretical physics being that it favors philosophy more than empirical science? A lot...2 Some...1 None...2 I am not the only one who has raised this question...so has Steven Weinberg who clearly states...
- Physics History--appreciation
You cannot appreciate the richness of physics or understand the implications and complexity of modern physics without some sort of historical perspective. To indulge in strictly current trends without an historical approach is doomed to an incomplete...
Philosophy
Students and science
I see that some educators are still doing their best to bridge the gap especially when the focus is on the youngsters. An incomplete project has been established by two professors [Costas Efthimiou and Ralph A. Llewellyn] from the University of Central Florida's Physics Department "Physics in Films". I was amazed at the opening paragraph of this paper when the National Science Foundation in a survey claimed that about 50% DID NOT EVEN KNOW THAT IT TOOK A YEAR FOR THE EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN--JEEZE. Who is failing whom? What is happening? Are we developing a nation of ignorant children who don't even know the above. One of the best ways to reach the youth is to approach them at their level of interest and that is specifically by those movies like X2 and 2001: A Space Odyssey that involve science. Since this project began in 2003 there has been a tremendous improvement and the authors have extended the concept to include specific characters of movies like Batman and Spiderman. Specific books were incorporated and some attention was given to the pseudosciences. Something has to be done and this looks like a good program. "CINEMA AS A TOOL FOR SCIENCE LITERACY"
Popularization of science
- What Is/ought To Be The Purpose Of Science Education?
I've been reading classic texts in alchemy the last few days. Interesting stuff. It's for the textbook in the history and philosophy of science that I am working on and the central idea is to have students pick the science of their interest and...
- Pdes Now At Canadian Mcgill University
"New class for the physics department?" Partial differential equations could become a requirement at McGill by Jenna Blumenthal January 31st, 2011 The McGill Daily Not since they put a flat screen in the foyer has Rutherford Physics seen such excitement....
- "miss Pickerell Goes To Mars"
I do remember this book, Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars, by Ellen MacGregor. One in a series of charming science adventures for youngsters. Miss Pickerell goes to visit her pet cow one morning and finds a rocketship in the pasture! It's a mission to...
- "theoretical Physics...good Epistemology?" Poll
How much epistemological relevance is there in theoretical physics being that it favors philosophy more than empirical science? A lot...2 Some...1 None...2 I am not the only one who has raised this question...so has Steven Weinberg who clearly states...
- Physics History--appreciation
You cannot appreciate the richness of physics or understand the implications and complexity of modern physics without some sort of historical perspective. To indulge in strictly current trends without an historical approach is doomed to an incomplete...