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?
Starts With A Bang The simplest explanation for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays The highest-energy particles could be a sign of new, unexpected physics. But the simplest, most mundane explanation is particularly iron-ic.
The Learning Curve An ancient technique can improve your attention span The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
High Culture Why Navajo is the world’s hardest language to learn The tonal Native American language differentiates words based on pitch and makes Spanish conjugation look like child’s play.
Business The best way to unlock potential? Don’t focus on raw talent Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
Starts With A Bang JWST now owns the top 8 spots for most distant objects In 2022, Hubble owned the record for most distant galaxy. Today, that galaxy is down to the 9th most distant object. Thanks, JWST.
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 […]