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A great example of what seems to be the ever worsening uphill battle for scientists, scientific skeptics, and folks just trying to appreciate the wonder of our natural (not supernatural) world. - Local free range sun? - youtu.be/bhkcLOSkTP0?si=iM-sFr #ScientificSkepticism #ScienceLiteracy #CriticalThinking #ScientificInquiry #SGU #SkepticsGuide #SkepticsGuideToTheUniverse

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Just a light one today, to get us off to a good start this week.

I know the "orca hat" story inspired many cute memes in the last few days, but it's not just a misrepresentation of the data here; it's also part of a pattern in news media that we need to look out for, if we're going to be better prepared for other, more dangerous forms of clickbait in the months ahead.

#Humanism #MediaLiteracy #ScienceLiteracy #Animality
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Better Worlds Theory · The Desperate Human Fad of Seeing Fads EverywhereBy M L Clark

Okee, my nephew just sent me pictures of his latest test and one of the questions claims the density of aluminum is 0.1309 g/cm³.

For the uninitiated–which this teacher should not be–the density of balsa wood, probably the least dense wood there is (I’m not looking it up) is on the order of 0.1 to 0.15 g/cm³. Liquid water is 1 g/cm³.

Ah! That must be why they make boats out of aluminum! 💡

For Rewind Wednesday, we keep this week's society-building theme going with a look at Otto Neurath, a member of the Vienna Circle and a key part of urban planning and semiotic history, whose way of thinking about human spaces (for better and for worse) helped to shape our approach to public policy and civic education today.

#PoliticalScience #History #Historiography #International #Socialism #BetterWorldsTheory #ScienceLiteracy
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Better Worlds Theory · Otto Neurath's Language of Civic SpacesBy M L Clark

I rewrote Wednesday's piece because the first version was very grumpy. This one is less so!

Today, we talk about other animals' violence, and how poorly we tell stories about it.

But just because we keep getting in our own way, when trying to describe the rest of the natural world, doesn't mean we can't still learn something from the stories we tell about it.

#ScienceLiteracy #Humanism #Nature #Culture #MediaLiteracy

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Better Worlds Theory · When Humans Narrate for Other AnimalsBy M L Clark

Scientific literacy: Great advice for teachers, good advice for us all. When a presidential candidate claims sea levels will rise 1/8-1/4 of an inch in 400 years, while the sea level near his Florida home is rising that much in 9 months, how can people unpack what are valid inferences from scientific knowledge? Focus on the acronym CRAAP eschoolnews.com/steam/2024/08/ #science #sciencefacts #scienceeducation #ScienceLiteracy

eSchool News · 5 strategies to navigate science literacy in the digital ageSimple strategies and keeping up with the latest digital tools can help students build science literacy skills.

Here is the cover for *From Typewriters to Twitter:Celebrating 50 Years of Science Writing* -- my pet project during the pandemic. (Pretty excited about this)

This might be the only book that chronicles science writing/ #scicomm in #Canada A digital version is available for free to members of the SWCC (after you log onto the website a link should appear under About). Non-members should contact the association directly and ask (not sure if there's a small fee or if it's free too?). 92 pages, lots of historical photos, short bios of some extraordinary and often eccentric and high-profile writers who helped shaped Canada's science writing landscape. Controversies! Romance! Serious stuff! Fun stuff! The impactful awards program! This book had input from over 20 people who played various roles in the association. This isn't an in-depth analysis, but chronicles important events and an evolving media association. There are no plans at this point for a print copy, but if interested send a note to the SWCC office expressing interest.

Members, log in at: sciencewriters.ca/

Non-members, contact (it may take a couple of days for a response): office@sciencewriters.ca

#journalists #journalism #history #scienceliteracy #sciencewriter #ScienceUpFirst @press #press #media #Quebec #books #Authors #smallpress #publishing

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Calling all science communicators! Join the Gairdner Foundation, #ScienceUpFirst and #RCIScience for a free, in-person workshop exploring the role of science literacy in building #science culture. Uncover the power of community and how researchers and science communicators can work with and within communities to foster science culture from the ground up. This interactive workshop is a unique opportunity to network and collaborate. Dinner is included. Sponsored by the Government of Canada and #CIHR. Date of event: Sept 21, 2023.
#scicomm #scienceliteracy

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EventbriteAre Facts Enough? The Power of Community - Annual Science Literacy WorkshopWhat is science literacy & how do we build science culture? Learn from community speakers on how they work with communities to achieve that.