“You however never recognize what you’re dealing with, do you? Fantastic organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility…. I admire its purity. A survivor, unclouded by conscience, regret or delusions of morality.” That is how the android Ash famously describes filmmaker Ridley Scott’s extraterrestrial monster in the […]
Year: 2021
The Dark Side of CRISPR
People in america have celebrated the fact that the Biden administration is embracing science and returning the state to proof-centered policymaking. We agree that science ought to guidebook policy—except in circumstances exactly where it wouldn’t help folks to live their life but would, rather, exclude them. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-enhancing technological […]
The Future of Mars Exploration
Be a part of Scientific American for a discussion about the subsequent steps in humanity’s reconnaissance of Mars. Showcasing Casey Dreier, senior house policy adviser at the Planetary Modern society, and area and physics editor Lee Billings, this deep dive will start off with an overview of NASA’s forthcoming Perseverance rover—slated […]
Snakes’ Flexible, Heat-Sensing Organs Explained
Some snakes, including pit vipers and pythons, are known to hunt in the darkish by sensing the warmth their prey radiates. But how do snakes transform this heat into the thermal photographs they “see”? A product proposed by College of Houston and Rutgers College scientists suggests a likely response. Their […]
How NASA Aims to Achieve Perseverance’s High-Stakes Mars Landing
If NASA’s $2.7 billion flagship mobile science laboratory, Perseverance, successfully touches down in Jezero Crater on Mars on February 18, the feat will not only open a new chapter in exploration of the Crimson Planet, but also mark the triumphant culmination of 4 decades of more and more challenging landings […]
Managing expectations by projecting the future school: Observing the Nordic future school reports via temporal topologies
Introduction For education politics, the future seems to constitute a perennial problem. On the one hand, the future is often discussed as a new and better place where society is heading with the help of education. On the other hand, there is an increasing tendency to refer to the future […]
Young sustainability activists as public educators: An aesthetic approach
Abade, LP (2019) Climate change awareness: Role of education. In: Filho, LW, Azul, AM, Brandli, L, et al. (eds) Climate Action. Berlin: Springer, 1–6. Google Scholar | Crossref Bandura, A, Cherry, L (2020) Enlisting the power of youth for climate change. American Psychologist 75(7): 945–951. Google Scholar | Crossref | […]
Epistemic work in Portuguese parliamentary education debates: Externalisation to world situations as a source of epistemic capital
Introduction The growth of international organisations (IOs) and their focus on education’s performance and improvement makes it difficult to sustain the view that education policymaking is solely a nation state issue. The existence of a ‘global education policy field’ (Rizvi and Lingard, 2010) must be acknowledged. Nevertheless, despite the recognition […]
To Increase Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines, Decision-Makers Need to Showcase Public Support, Leverage Endorsements, Focus on Hesitant Individuals, and Engage Communities
Selection-makers main COVID-19 vaccine rollouts need to have to start speaking with the public promptly if they have not currently — emphasizing public assistance for vaccinations, leveraging celeb and group winner endorsements, and concentrating on those who are skeptical or hesitant of the vaccines rather than firmly opposed — to […]
National Academies Complete Review of National Toxicology Program’s Second Draft Monograph on Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Effects
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medication launched right now a evaluation of the Nationwide Toxicology Program’s (NTP) 2nd draft of the monograph Systematic Evaluation of Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Well being Results.
Cancer and Its Treatment May Have Consequences for Survivors’ Ability to Work, Says New Report
Though most cancers survivors are residing longer, most cancers and its treatment method can outcome in extended-long lasting or late-onset impairments that may perhaps impact their means to operate, suggests a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.