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Tag Archives: education
5.11.2013
Philosophy in Physics
The last week of the spring semester at the community college where I teach is next week. I had my last lecture session that covered new material on Thursday. The last topic discussed in my “Elements of Physics” class was / read more…
Tagged in absurd / education / fun / philosophy / physics / relativity
5.3.2013
Of Schools, Skepticism, and Snopes
By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the alleged “science quiz” making the rounds on the Internet — the one that says dinosaurs lived with people and that an Apatosaurus is the best explanation for the Leviathan of / read more…
Posted in Education / Pseudoscience
Tagged in creationism / critical thinking / education / pseudoscience / Snopes
4.13.2013
What is beauty?
What does the word “beauty” bring to your mind? A pretty face, a flower, a mountain range, or even a sound can be easily described as beautiful. While I won’t disagree with any of these, today I’d like to share / read more…
Posted in Cool Stuff / Education
3.31.2013
Come join me for AskScience Live!
About 1. 5 years ago I started a blog called “The Collapsed Wavefunction“. At the time the only reason I was doing it was to improve my writing skills. I had learned the hard way (failed grant proposals) that writing / read more…
Posted in Cool Stuff / Education / Science / TV & Media
3.21.2013
What Students Think of Here Be Dragons
As I discussed previously, I like to use resources from the Skeptoid podcast in my composition classes to foster critical thinking skills. I also use the film Here Be Dragons, as it has the good qualities of being (1) short / read more…
Posted in Education
Tagged in education / Here Be Dragons / pseudoscience / skepticism
2.16.2013
Providing evidence for evolution
Last week I pointed out some common misconceptions about evolution and arguments that are often used to support creationism. This week I would like to share some of what I feel to be the strongest evidences for evolution.
2.15.2013
Skeptical Classroom Resources
When I posted last week my own little experience concerning introducing skepticism and critical thinking into the classroom, I knew I was far from the first person to commit such ideas to writing. But since that post, I’ve become keenly / read more…
Posted in Education
Tagged in critical thinking / education / skepticism
2.9.2013
Responding to anti-evolution arguments
It seems that creationism/evolution is the debate that just won’t end. More than almost any other scientific theory, evolution seems to be the hardest for people to accept. But why?
1.4.2013
Gazing deeper into the Orion Constellation (Image Gallery) Part I
I want to continue with the Orion constellation this week to go over each of the components in greater detail. There are parts of the Orion constellation that one can see with the naked eye but there are also quite / read more…
12.29.2012
The Language of Science and Skepticism
I describe myself as a skeptic. It is sometimes difficult to describe to others what being a skeptic means. My family and friends sometimes misunderstand my intentions as a skeptic, and I find it is because they do not regularly participate / read more…
Posted in Education
Tagged in definition / education / language / physics / skeptic / skepticism
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