#ScienceLiteracy

[everythingaboutbiotech]

Design Principles: Science communicator should know

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[rachelignotofsky]

Some classic food web action! Who remembers learning about lake ecosystem in elementary school? Illustration from my new book The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth. 🌎 link in bio👆 and at @planet_earth_book . . . #planetearth #scienceliteracy #sciencelife #sciart #foodweb #earthscience #scientificillustration

[imabeautygeek]

I’ve said there ought to be mandatory school classes on critical thinking and the wonky biases built into our brains, and lo: such a course DOES exist! Offered by @ualberta, a new Science Literacy course isn’t mandatory, but it is FREE! It’s also online and meant to be completed at the student’s own pace. 💪🏻 . From Nicole Bergot’s @edmontonjournal story (slideshow above): “The purpose of this course is to teach people about the process of science and how it is used to acquire knowledge,” course host Claire Scavuzzo, researcher in the Department of Psychology, said in a release. “By the end of the course, learners will be able to understand and use scientific evidence to challenge claims based on misinformation and engage the process of science to ask questions to build our knowledge.” . See the slideshow for details; enrolment started TODAY. . What do you think? Could it help? Are you interested? . . #criticalthinking #misinformation #scicomm #pseudoscience #misinfluencers #misinfomarketing #scienceliteracy #Beautygeeks (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSC47HILqV5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[frommicrotomacro]

[  p o d c a s t  ]  S T A R T A L K 

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy in the Misinformation Age

[sciensationist]

Cosmetics industry gonna transform soon! . . . #research #genetics #sciensationist #sciences #technology #tech #biology #cosmetic #beauty #ageing #youth #oldage #cells #atom #geneticengineering #scienceliteracy #scienceandtechnology https://www.instagram.com/p/B-bZGdXDZHj/?igshid=1hz4zf2i3wpkq

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

“Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.” - Neil deGrasse Tyson Knowing science facts inoculates you from those who will try to mislead you whether they are politicians who claim climate change isn’t real (we just had the warmest January since records began in 1880) or conspiracy theorists who claim the world is flat or other foolish notions. #Quote #NeilDeGrasseTyson #Science #ScienceLiteracy #STEM #ScienceFacts #ClimateChangeIsReal #TheEarthIsRound #VaccinesSaveLives https://www.instagram.com/p/B88gIlVguDb/?igshid=y6lpfi200cj2

[khainesteach-blog]

How do we assign reading in a way that’s beneficial to learning?

Remember back to being a student in high school.  When you were given a forty page chapter to read in one night, did you actually do it?  I know I never did.  Sometimes being motivated in the beginning of the school year I would try and read the chapter, but I know I never really comprehended what I was reading because I pretty much just skimmed.  I have recently been given an assignment where I was given two types of texts to read, and then I was able to choose a text that was on the same topic to read.  I think the main take away that I got from doing that assignment was that I thoroughly enjoyed reading the article that I actually go to choose.  I really want to implement this into my future classroom, because it allows for students to get curious themselves about the topic at hand.  During the other two texts I dreaded starting them.  Even though I ended up enjoying one of them, I still didn’t have a good attitude about it when I started.  From the start of reading the text that I wanted to read, I was intrigued.  So let’s start letting students be involved in their learning process, because let’s not let them go through the struggles that we went through ourselves in high school spending two hours reading forty pages we didn’t understand. 

[defenderradio]

Science literacy is growing more important by the day – particularly for advocates looking to make change in the lives of animals and the environment. But between complex, academic papers, bureaucrats and others who don’t fully explain theories or provide citations, and the world of instant-access social media, it isn’t always easy to be on the side of fact. That’s why the job of the science communicator is becoming vital – and that’s why I wanted to talk to the best science communicator I know, Dr. Anna Zakrisson (@annazakrisson). Dr. Anna’s Imaginarium is a brilliant collection of podcasts, social media groups, and videos – as well as a new business – that allows Anna to discuss all sorts of topics and issues related to science. With her PhD in biology and love of talking about science, she was the perfect person to join Defender Radio and explore what science literacy is, why social media could be making it harder to think critically, and how we can do better as advocates, content creators, scientists, and content consumers. Listen NOW at TheFurBearers.com, the iTunes store, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts! #scihard #scienceliteracy #science #wildlife #podcast #podcasts #animals #conservation #education (at Hamilton, Ontario)

[drlepervanche]

#ScoutsCanada #STEM #Robotics ==> #Repost @scoutscanada ・・・ Explore the world around you. Through Scouts Canada’s STEM Kits, Groups across the country have a blast learning about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Program robotic equipment or build your own space station! What STEM adventures can you achieve when getting creative with science like a Scout? For a chance to win one of two $200 Scout Shop Gift Cards, simply share pictures or video with a few lines explaining your STEM learning experience on #AdventuresOnThePath. Contest ends October 15, 2017: http://www.scoutinglife.ca/adventures/ . . . . . #STEM #ScoutsDoStuff #science #youthlearning #learning #education #youthprogram #mathematics #technology #engineering #robotics #youthactivities #scouts #scouting #ScienceLiteracy

[tyler-hinkle]

It's been a while since I've been properly #sacreligious. Don't blame Judas, he was a patsy set up by a douche of a #diety all along. #GoodFriday #Jesus #Christ #cartoon. #atheist #atheisthumor #antitheist #christianity #ridiculous #christian #magic #miracle #mythology. #Easter #nonsense. #JesusChrist #comic #art #drawing #scienceliteracy #passion #cross #reason #logic

[jpowersart]

The first ever image of a black hole is exciting and positive news in the science world. A reminder to celebrate the excitement and wonder of science! My science dinosaur design is available in my shop (link in bio). Show off your love of science and support people in STEM professions! #illustration #science #stem #dino #artforsale #shirtdesigns #blackhole #sciencenerds #scienceliteracy #sciencedesigns http://bit.ly/2KsWEWY

[thecoffeeaddictednerd]

It’s National Science Reading Day and Science Literacy Week and what better way to celebrate than by sharing some of my favourite science related books 👩🏻‍🔬🔬📚 ⠀⠀ • Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky • Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC by Joseph B. McCormick • Next by Michael Crichton • The Martian by Andy Weir • Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande • A Case of Need by Michael Crichton • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn • Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton ⠀⠀ No matter what your interests, there’s a science book out there to meet your needs! ⠀⠀ #scilit #scilit2018 #scienceliteracy #scienceliteracyweek #nationalsciencereadingday #science #reading #books #bookworm #read #literacy — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2DicSyq

[rachelignotofsky]

The African savannah is home to the largest animal migration on earth. 🦏🐆🐘🦓🐃🦒Another grassland ecosystem illustration 🌍 from my new book The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth. 🌿 Pre-order in link in bio 👆 . . . #sciart #scicomm #scienceliteracy #planetearthbook #africansavannah

[noodlenuts]

Hurray for books that are full of cool surprises! When I first saw the title of Idan Ben-Barak's "Do Not Lick This Book!" (2018), I assumed it was just going to be pure, joyful silliness. And it kind of is. But IT'S ALSO A SCIENCE BOOK!! How awesome is that? Led by a bunch of cartoony microbes, and illustrated by Julian Frost with super cool (and artistically embellished) ultra-zoomed-in electron microscope photographs of everyday things, the story explores various types of microscopic critters and what they do. This one is educational AND lots of fun! ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutskidsbooks #bookstagraminthe6ix #donotlickthisbook #donotlick #dontlickthisbook #idanbenbarak #julianfrost #linnearundgren #germs #microbes #funscience #funscienceforkids #scienceforkids #stemforkids #kidsscience #kidssciencebooks #stemkids #stemeducationforkids #stembooks #stembooksforkids #sciencebooksforkids #scienceliteracy #biologyforkids #makingsciencefun #learningthroughreading #booknerd #booknerdigan #kidsbooks #foundpictures #readingtokids https://www.instagram.com/p/B2uvT2fHllU/?igshid=x4lyk03m8bsn

[elementaryscieder-blog]

Books for What Is A Scientist?

[leyhejuhyunghan]

EU Science & Innovation the WAVES project, the string theory, information flow and genetic networks, Byzantine robe Metmuseum, Tu Bishvat, Ägypten Blockflöte, hand, hair, Tomb No. 1 in Jinpa-ri, Google Maps for MouseLight, feather, #VanGogh Sunflowers, ilm, metastasis and Chabad Lurianic Kabbalah,  reel, the #Heart of the Bible lev (לב), dynamic #sublime, National Academies‏ #Scienceliteracy, #earthquakes European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA)

EU Science & Innovation the WAVES project, the string theory, information flow and genetic networks, Byzantine robe Metmuseum, Tu Bishvat, Ägypten Blockflöte, hand, hair, Tomb No. 1 in Jinpa-ri, Google Maps for MouseLight, feather, #VanGogh Sunflowers, ilm, metastasis and Chabad Lurianic Kabbalah,  reel, the #Heart of the Bible lev (לב), dynamic #sublime, National Academies‏ #Scienceliteracy, #earthquakes European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) NCI Genomics‏ @NCIgenomics 22h22 hours agoMore#CTD2 developed an orthogonal CRISPR screening method that can quantify loss- and gain-of-function phenotypes in the same cell. This method is useful to determine gene dependencies and direction of genetic interactions. http://bit.ly/2DL4Hqj Dual gene activation and knockout screen reveals directional dependencies in genetic networks.Boettcher M, Tian R, Blau JA, Markegard E, Wagner RT, Wu D, Mo X, Biton A, Zaitlen N, Fu H, McCormick F, Kampmann M, McManus MTNature Biotechnology January 15, 2018Understanding the direction of information flow is essential for characterizing how genetic networks affect phenotypes. However, methods to find genetic interactions largely fail to reveal directional dependencies. We combine two orthogonal Cas9 proteins from Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus to carry out a dual screen in which one gene is activated while a second gene is deleted in the same cell. We analyze the quantitative effects of activation and knockout to calculate genetic interaction and directionality scores for each gene pair. Based on the results from over 100,000 perturbed gene pairs, we reconstruct a directional dependency network for human K562 leukemia cells and demonstrate how our approach allows the determination of directionality in activating genetic interactions. Our interaction network connects previously uncharacterized genes to well-studied pathways and identifies targets relevant for therapeutic intervention.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29334369 The Met‏Verified account @metmuseum MoreFresco painting from the later Byzantine period reveals much about the mobility of artistic techniques and styles. Learn more about this technique in this #MetTimeline essay. http://met.org/2rRTDWK https://twitter.com/metmuseum/status/958512683262840832https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/fwbz/hd_fwbz.htm?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_content=20180130&utm_campaign=TOAH Jewish Museum London @JewishMuseumLDN It's Tu Bishvat, a New Year festival for trees. This object from our collection contains the ten commandments - can you spot them all? #TuBishvat #FestivalOfTreeshttps://twitter.com/JewishMuseumLDN/status/958373900030763008 Tu BiShvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a Jewish holiday occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (in 2018, Tu BiShvat begins at sunset on January 30 and ends at nightfall on January 31). It is also called "Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot" (Hebrew: ראש השנה לאילנות‎), literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_BiShvat Ägyptisches Museum‏ @smaek_muc Jan 9 Heute ist der Ehrentag der #Blockflöte - die gab es zwar noch nicht im alten Ägypten, aber natürlich andere Flöten! Und einen Flötisten namens Ipi gibt es auch bei uns im Museum zu besuchen!Translated from German by MicrosoftToday is the day of honour of the #Blockflöte--they were not yet in ancient Egypt, but of course other flutes! And a flautists called IPI is also available at our museum!https://twitter.com/smaek_muc/status/950995165442953216 TEFAF‏ @TEFAF Jan 24MoreEgyptian, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Relief fragment depicting a hand supporting the cartouches of Aten from circa 1351-1334 BC will be exhibited by @s_y_c_o_m_o_r_e, stand 436 at TEFAF Maastricht 2018. #tefaf #tefafmaastricht #artfairhandhttps://twitter.com/TEFAF/status/956165963044581376 TEFAF‏ @TEFAF 23h23 hours agoMoreEgyptian Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty (1785-1650 BC) Bust of an Official made of limestone will be presented at TEFAF Maastricht 2018 by Galerie Harmakhis, stand 439. #tefaf #tefafmaastricht #artfair #ancientarthairhttps://twitter.com/TEFAF/status/958342046695206913 진파리 1호무덤 真坡里1号墳, Tomb No. 1 in Jinpa-ri, 6세기 중엽, 평양시 력포구역 룡산리 제령산 서쪽 기슭 (구, 평남 중화군 무진리 진파동, 중화군 진파리) 진파리 1호무덤 真坡里1号墳, Tomb No. 1 in Jinpa-ri, middle 6chttp://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1632334&cid=42665&categoryId=42666 rinceau anthemion Goguryeo mural painting and Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503–06, Musee du Louvre, Paris.https://blog.naver.com/artnouveau19/221155964880 UTSW Neuroscience‏ @UTSWNeurosci Jan 29MoreA ‘Google Maps’ for the mouse #brain details #neurons like never before, @HHMIJanelia's MouseLight http://ow.ly/ybxy30i1Xu7  and http://ow.ly/pLax30i1XwP https://www.janelia.org/project-team/mouselight/neuronbrowser?platform=hootsuitehttps://singularityhub.com/2017/11/15/a-google-maps-for-the-mouse-brain-details-neurons-like-never-before/#sm.0000smyekkguddcry4g17tvngna5a?platform=hootsuite Philadelphia Museum of Art“Puppy Playing with a Pheasant Feather,” 16th century, attributed to Yi Am http://ow.ly/4QFe30i3TWGhttps://www.facebook.com/philamuseum/photos/pcb.10155561235372054/10155561235032054/?type=3&theater Van Gogh: The Life‏ @VanGoghTheLife Jan 29More#VanGogh of the Day: Sunflowers, January 1889. Oil on canvas, 95 x 73 cm. @VanGoghMuseum, Amsterdam. Toledo Museum of Art‏ @ToledoMuseum Jan 29MoreToday's #ArtMinute: 'Children Under a Tree' by Honoré Daumier. http://bit.ly/2DC4k0Y  ilmhttps://twitter.com/ToledoMuseum/status/957992242194632705 NCI Genomics‏ @NCIgenomics Jan 17Study suggests differentially regulated miRNA cluster induces metastasis and predicts poor prognosis in #lungCancer http://bit.ly/2DdxvHq https://twitter.com/NCIgenomics/status/953641859053694976 Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch[1] (Hebrew: חב"ד‬), is an Orthodox Jewish, Hasidicmovement. Chabad is today one of the world's best known Hasidic movements and is well known for its outreach. It is one of the largest Hasidic groups[2][3][4] and Jewish religious organizations in the world.Tanya[edit]Main article: TanyaSefer HaTanya, Shneur Zalman's magnum opus, is the first schematic treatment of Hasidic moral philosophy and its metaphysical foundations.[31] The original name of the first book is Sefer Shel Beinonim, the Book of the Intermediates. It is also known as Likutei Amarim — Collected Sayings. Sefer Shel Beinonim analyzes the inner struggle of the individual and the path to resolution. Citing the biblical verse "the matter is very near to you, in your mouth, your heart, to do",[51] the philosophy is based on the notion that the human is not inherently evil; rather, every individual has an inner conflict that is characterized with two different inclinations, the good and the bad.[52] "Chabad"[edit]According to Shneur Zalman's seminal work Tanya, the intellect consists of three interconnected processes: Chochma (wisdom), Bina (understanding), and Da'at(knowledge). While other branches of Hasidism focused primarily on the idea that "God desires the heart," Shneur Zalman argued that God also desires the mind, and that the mind is the "gateway" to the heart. With the Chabad philosophy he elevated the mind above the heart, arguing that "understanding is the mother of fear and love for God".[53] Chabad often contrasted itself with what is termed the Chagat schools of Hasidism.[54] While all schools of Hasidism have a certain focus on the emotions, Chagat saw emotions as a reaction to physical stimuli, such as dancing, singing, or beauty. Shneur Zalman, on the other hand, taught that the emotions must be led by the mind, and thus the focus of Chabad thought was to be Torah study and prayer rather than esotericism and song.[31] As a Talmudist, Shneur Zalman endeavored to place Kabbalah and Hasidism on a rational basis. In Tanya, he defines his approach as moach shalit al halev (Hebrew: "מוח שליט על הלב", "the brain ruling the heart"). An adherent of Chabad is called a Chabad Chasid (or Hasid) (Hebrew: חסיד חב"ד‎), a Lubavitcher (Yiddish: ליובאַוויטשער‎), a Chabadnik (Hebrew: חבדניק‎), or a Chabadsker (Yiddish: חבדסקער‎).[56] Chabad's adherents include both Hasidic followers, as well as non-Hasidim, who have joined Chabad synagogues and other Chabad run institutions.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chabad Breaking of the VesselsLurianic KabbalahLurianic Kabbalah is a school of kabbalah named after the Jewish rabbi who developed it: Isaac Luria (1534–1572; also known as the "ARI'zal", "Ha'ARI" or "Ha'ARI Hakadosh"). Lurianic Kabbalah gave a seminal new account of Kabbalistic thought that its followers synthesised with, and read into, the earlier Kabbalah of the Zohar that had disseminated in Medieval circles.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurianic_Kabbalah FARO‏ @faronet 3 May 2017MoreFARO, OCE en @icomvlaanderen focussen op 15/06 voluit op regionale  samenwerking. Kom mee nadenken en discussiëren: https://faro.be/kalender/naar-een-versterkt-regionaal-erfgoedweefsel-denk-en-inspiratiedag …Translated from Dutch by MicrosoftFARO, OCE and https://faro.be/kalender/naar-een-versterkt-regionaal-erfgoedweefsel-denk-en-inspiratiedag … focus on 15/06 in full on regional co-operation. Come to think and discuss: @ttps://t.co/AgxCOOop9zhttps://twitter.com/faronet/status/859705249006850049 National Academies‏Verified account @theNASEM Jan 26More#Scienceliteracy, which includes content knowledge & understanding science as a #social process, is desirable for the #health of #communities & society. Our 2016 report makes recs on the need to improve the understanding of science in the United States http://ow.ly/yKB330i05Bz European Laboratory for Structural Assessment The kernel of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) is the Reaction Wall. It consists of a re-inforced concrete vertical wall and a horizontal floor rigidly connected together to test the vulnerability of buildings to earthquakes and other hazards. By means of computer controlled hydraulic actuators it is possible to expose full scale structures to loads of dynamic strong forces and control the resulting movements with high precision. The wall and the floor are designed to resist the forces, typically several MN, which are necessary to deform and seriously damage the full-scale test models of structures. The ELSA Reaction Wall is the largest facility of its kind in Europe and one of the largest in the World - only exceeded in Japan. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-facility/elsa