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Yeah, it's not for the faint of heart Larry Send a noteboard - 19/01/2013 04:55:48 PM
... I remember you posted a collage your students did related to it, and I think someone posted about that here, but I'm a news junkie especially for the sciences so maybe it came up elsewhere.

I had fun showing that documentary to former students of mine as part of a "Documentary Friday" series ><img class=' /> Then again, they were fascinated by the science behind it.

Nicely Done. Combining science with the chance to tweak people's noses, or curdle their stomachs, is a chance not to be missed. Especially on my side of the house. Atomic structure, thermodynamics, and Newtonian physics often induce headaches on the pupil but never nausea :P


Exactly, I like tweaking sensibilities a lot, because the reactions often engender some dialogue and occasionally even a shift in opinions. I liked some of the natural sciences when I was growing up, although I came to view the scientific method as a bit too confining for my tastes, which explains my enduring love for history and literature.

Anything that keeps the student interested is worth a try, pre-net one could fall back on Jearl Walker's Flying Circus for physics examples students liked but these days with the net its even easier, plus one builds up a good toolbox of real-world analogies and humorous examples as with every field.


I also used the National Geographic DVD-ROM set to supplement social studies/geography, as I would read aloud 10 question quizzes taken from old issues and I would give candy prizes for those who got the most correct per round. It was another Friday afternoon thing I would do for students that had to stay with me for 6 hours a day (not counting lunch/therapy sessions). Sadly, haven't yet found work like that yet, despite having a few interviews recently.


Still, I think the Scientific Method is one of those things that eventual gets so ingrained into you that it just fades into the background as a technique or method akin to those a trained artist or writer has, but especially early on I imagine it does feel confining. As fond as I am of history, I think formal study of it would drive me insane, too much uncertainty, too reliant on biased or inaccurate primary sources or very slanted secondary ones.


There are methodologies and epistemological approaches that might ground a scientific type in the historical storm, but yeah, it's like winding one's way through the Minoan Labyrinth. But it certainly does teach people how to assess source material critically :D


Speaking of history, I'm going to post something shortly in order to ridicule it.

Just finished reading it :P


Well, let's just say that when I read that piece on Thursday, I thought to myself, "Oh God, please do not let Joel read this and post it as if it were worthy of discussion." :P
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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You remember how many people on wotmania would say to never click on one of my links? Larry - 17/01/2013 05:11:59 AM 823 Views
Eh. This isn't markedly more gross than most medicine, and it saves lives. Pretty neat. Ghavrel - 17/01/2013 06:09:10 AM 482 Views
Well, I thought it'd get more to read the article if I hinted that some might find it "gross." Larry - 17/01/2013 07:01:09 AM 549 Views
Hah. Cool. And gross. *NM* beetnemesis - 18/01/2013 03:06:08 AM 308 Views
I've avtually heard about it before. j-whitt987 - 18/01/2013 04:57:14 AM 787 Views
It may smell, but sometimes crap is indeed cool Larry - 19/01/2013 11:38:23 AM 587 Views
Especially when you have had poor BMs recently. *NM* j-whitt987 - 19/01/2013 09:29:43 PM 432 Views
Well as medicine and biology goes that's not especially gross Isaac - 18/01/2013 05:22:04 AM 505 Views
The ones I've heard of use close family members TheCrownless - 18/01/2013 05:22:27 PM 537 Views
Did I ever post a link two years ago to artifical beef made from human waste products? Larry - 19/01/2013 11:37:53 AM 539 Views
Probably, I'm familiar with it... Isaac - 19/01/2013 12:49:14 PM 489 Views
Yeah, that collage drew a lot of attention from visitors from the state Larry - 19/01/2013 02:49:50 PM 428 Views
Re: Yeah, that collage drew a lot of attention from visitors from the state Isaac - 19/01/2013 04:43:34 PM 483 Views
Yeah, it's not for the faint of heart Larry - 19/01/2013 04:55:48 PM 566 Views
Re: Yeah, it's not for the faint of heart Isaac - 19/01/2013 06:29:37 PM 519 Views
After the Z-pack I took recently, I'm beginning to think I could use one to restore intestinal flora Tom - 18/01/2013 03:24:41 PM 446 Views
Have you tried kefir? Unpasteurized apple cider vinegar? Other probiotics? *NM* Avendesora - 18/01/2013 03:40:25 PM 320 Views
No, I don't really care enough to do anything about it. Tom - 19/01/2013 05:07:44 AM 442 Views
Well, there's probiotic yogurt for that Larry - 19/01/2013 11:36:00 AM 498 Views
my dad said that sounded shitty. *NM* temeraire - 19/01/2013 05:44:22 AM 310 Views
Shitty post deserves shitty pun? *NM* Larry - 19/01/2013 11:36:22 AM 285 Views
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