Apr 2016

1. Solving for X and other mathematical mysteries

   Entry #292

   25 Apr 2016

   1:20 pm

   Kristin Jenkins

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   Why do we solve for "x"?  Terry Moore knows, and tells us in this collection of short excerpts of TED talks, and interviews with the speakers all about MATH on the NPR TED Radio Hour!  Including... How much potential energy did Yoda expend raising Luke's x-wing out...

2. repost- Blog about "education research denialism" among STEM faculty

   Entry #283

   05 Apr 2016

   11:46 am

   Jeremy M Wojdak

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   Terry McGlynn, author of the blog Small Pond Science, recently posted a provocative essay about STEM faculty who deny the empirical, scientific evidence found via educational research, and likens that mindset (and the motivations that produce it) to that employed by climate change deniers,...