Science Education

A Colorful Saint Patrick's Day project from Science Buddies

I am very excited to announce the next SciAm/Read Science! collaboration. My cohost, Jeff, and I will feature two guests who are well known independently for their work in science communication, but together make a formidable power couple (of sorts)!

The show is inspired by British biology student Elise Andrew's wildly popular Facebook group

 

Tyson hopes that the updated Cosmos can play a small part in improving the severe lack of scientific literacy among many adults today

So much has changed in space since Carl Sagan’s Cosmos TV series first aired in 1980. We discovered dark energy (but still have no clue what it is).

A Mardi Gras physics problem from Science Buddies

"Every 4 1/2 minutes, a baby is born with a birth defect." That translates to 1 of just 33 babies being born with a defect in the U.S. Of these, about 1,500 babies, or 4 out of every 10,000 babies are born missing a hand or arm ("upper limb reduction").

What drives some researchers to cheat?

The author wanted to build software that would navigate medical jargon. He ended up uncovering widespread plagiarism and hundreds of millions of dollars in potential fraud

We judges and others who work on the Google Science Fair believe that kids have the power to change the world. The $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action Award recognizes a particular type of changeone that focuses on making a practical difference by addressing an environmental, health or resources challenge.

Over the course of four weeks students developed prototypes of devices meant to bridge the gap between human and machine

Reviews and recommendations from Scientific American