Science Education

The Open University (OU) lists over 900 free short courses in 8 categories. In the Science category you can look at Babylonian Mathematics, Chemical in drinking water, antibiotic resistance, Toys & engineering materials, working on your own in mathematics, telescopes and spectrographs to name but a few. Or you could learn/ brush up a new language in the language section Something to do in theses Covid times for all ?? https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue

What are some good youtube channels that deal with science? I'm looking for either science news or explanations of things in science or discussions. I don't want sort of trivia type explanations like "why does a pan show rainbow colors after washing."

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I was reading a pdf paper about protons when this little fella popped up Save time be dammed. How will anyone ever learn anything serious ?

A link to this was posted to Mastodon (18-1=2026) Just sharing as it may be of interest. Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878764915001606?via%3Dihub And also within the same post Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bes2.1258 Hope this helps Paul

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As a recent Computer Science graduate I wanted to pursue a masters in Robotics. However, I couldn’t do so due to the cost, so I said screw it, I’m building my own. I’ve created AI agents that generate a personalized 4-year curriculum based on top-tier robotics courses from institutions like MIT, TU Delft, and Stanford. The goal is to go from novice robotic enthusiast to a performative Robotic Researcher. I’m currently on day 4 of what I call my “AI Agentics” education. Through my descriptive prompts, The agent has already mapped out a quarterly timeline and uses Firestore as a local database to track my progress, including the current day, course, and learning milestones.…

Hi everyone! 👋 I’m studying the thermodynamic properties of black holes and how quantities like temperature, entropy, and pressure behave near critical points. Does anybody know what models or approaches are best for analyzing phase transitions and stability in black hole thermodynamics? I’ve read about the analogy with standard thermodynamic systems, but I’m still not sure how to interpret the results in an extended phase space. Any advice or recommended papers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! 🙏

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m currently working on neutron intensity measurements from the WWR-K research reactor as part of my master’s research in nuclear medicine and radiation safety ⚛️ But I’ve hit a challenge — the detector signals I’m analyzing are often mixed with background noise and fluctuations from the reactor environment. Has anyone here dealt with noisy neutron flux or radiation detector data before? What kind of preprocessing, filtering, or denoising techniques worked best for you — e.g. Fourier/wavelet filtering, Kalman filters, or ML-based noise reduction (autoencoders, etc.)? Would really appreciate any insights or experiences you could share! 🙏💡

If you're still in school, or out of school, what do you do to refresh your knowledge, stay aware of current developments, and learn new things?

Hey I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to help me kinda understand more about the real science basics and like chemistry and engineering

With the accountants and centralists now firmly in charge of education would members like to comment on the trend to reduce or even remove all practicals from the curriculum at all levels from primary to university. How is this impacted by the current expanding crop of 'demonstartion videos on Ytube and the like ?

Science education shapes how we understand the world, fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. It equips students with the knowledge to tackle global challenges, from climate change to medical advancements. Hands-on experiments and interactive learning make science exciting and relevant, inspiring future innovators. Encouraging STEM education ensures technological progress and economic growth. However, accessibility remains a challenge improving resources and teacher training is essential. A strong foundation in science empowers individuals to make informed decisions, benefiting society as a whole. Investing in science education today secures a …

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I’m back to share another fascinating chemistry fact in the easiest way possible. Let’s begin! 🍦 Have you ever wondered why ice cream has that perfectly smooth and creamy texture? It’s all thanks to emulsifiers and freezing point depression, two incredible concepts in chemistry. Emulsifiers help blend the fats and water in ice cream, preventing them from separating and ensuring a consistent texture. Meanwhile, adding sugar lowers the freezing point of the water in the mixture, which prevents it from becoming rock solid and keeps the ice cream soft enough to scoop. Here’s something to think about: Did you know that the type of sugar or emulsifier used ca…

Hi Everyone! I’m Hina! 🌟 I believe chemistry is extremely easy—and I’m not just saying that! With 7 years of teaching experience, I’ve been helping students understand tricky concepts, break them down into simple steps, and even make chemistry their favorite subject! 🧪💡 Here’s a fun fact: Ever wonder how detergents clean your clothes? Detergents are made of molecules with a hydrophobic tail (which loves grease) and a hydrophilic head (which loves water). When you wash clothes, the tail grabs onto the stains, and the head pulls it away with water. That’s chemistry in action! 🧼✨ See how exciting chemistry is? Stay tuned—I’ll share more fun facts and tips to m…

As we make product that are Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled there are no method to mark its AI competency levels. Though we find some co-relation in the competency levels of human and machines there are no method available to be judged. This Post tries to explain the competency levels of human’s and describes ways to measure competency and a table for the AI competency levels that can be applied to systems in general. Competency Levels: The higher levels are a superset of the lower levels. [AI version : Competency Description] AI1.1 : Able to get knowledge from its own repository AI1.1.1 : Process knowledge. AI1.1.2 :…

How is it explained to school children that or why, e.g., 2/7=4/14=...?

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https://www.amazon.com/Gravitation-Charles-W-Misner/dp/0691177791/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Does anybody know/remember how this rule of number multiplication (see the title) is/was explained to little children?

Why do people from MIT and Caltech hate, ostracise, and bully eccentrics and introverts? Is it because of the fact that those educational institutions glorify machismo, violence, extroversion, conformity, machiavellianism, toxic masculinity, social hierarchies, status, and charisma? Also, I learned that males with Dark Triad personality traits(Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy) are the most popular in those educational institutions especially with females. Males with Dark Triad personality traits have far more friends and far more sex partners than any other people in those educational institutions. These are the unsavory characteristics of those edu…

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Over the last 10-20 years I noticed a gradual change in the learning abilities of college students, but have largely put it down to generational differences, such as changes in learning preferences, work ethics and so on. Basically things that old folks have always complained about the younger generations. However, over in the last couple of years and especially due to disruptions by COVID-19 these gradual changes have accelerated and it seems increasingly to me that student performance is not dropping because they have different priorities in life, but rather that increasingly they just do not how. There are minor things including the inability to use a computer (as they…