Guest Thinkers — April 28, 2011 Video: Student disengagement Scott McLeod Copy a link to the article entitled Share Video: Student disengagement on Facebook Share Video: Student disengagement on Twitter (X) Share Video: Student disengagement on LinkedIn I love this video. How much of this occurs in your school on a day-to-day basis? What would your kids say?
Strange Maps America’s news deserts are growing Most counties in the U.S. have only one local newspaper, often one that publishes weekly instead of daily.
Neuropsych Eyes wide shut: Why closing your eyes intensifies psychedelic trips A recent study suggests that exposure to visual stimuli can diminish the effects of psychedelic drugs.
Starts With A Bang The big idea of Grand Unified Theories of physics If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?
The Future Making microbots smart What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?
Guest Thinkers The Understanding of Science derives from Outside the Classroom As you might have noticed from my posts here on Big Think already but certainly when you have read some of my other publications, I am an advocate for the […]