20th Century High School Biology Textbooks Reviewed and Ranked
The website Textbook History is a good resource for old biology books. Ronald Ladouceur provides: A database of 82 American high school biology textbooks, from …
History
Resource For Old Textbooks
In the document Early American Textbooks, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, of the US Department of Education, says: Nothing gives us insight into …
An Aristotelian Influence on Galileo and Science
In the book Galileo Galilei – When the World Stood Still, Atle Naess wrote: “Galileo’s radical renewal sprang, nevertheless, from the Aristotelian mind set, as …
Science, Art, Philosophy, and Scientific Method
In the book Galileo Galilei – When the World Stood Still, Atle Naess wrote: Another important inspiration for experimentation was Galileo’s experience of music. The …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 20 Philospher Andrew Bernstein: The Pros, Cons, and Whys of American Education
In this episode, Dr. Andrew Bernstein takes us all on a thought-provoking discussion of what we — teachers and parents and all involved — are …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 13 Teacher Scott Harris On Writing, Part 2
In this episode, Scott and Michael — after saying hi and catching up, talking about ending the school year, and Michael’s earning his MovNat Level …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 9 Teacher Scott Harris: What Is Education? Part 2
In What Is Education? Part 2, Scott Harris joins Melanie and Michael to discuss a fundamental question: why do we need education? Education is regarded …
Galileo’s Study of Motion
In “Galileo’s Great Discovery: How Things Fall” (D.W. MacDougal, Newton’s Gravity: An Introductory Guide 17 to the Mechanics of the Universe, Undergraduate Lecture Notes in …
Some Local Geology
In “$12 Million Bayou Project Based Oa A Mistake,” (17 Aug 2017) Save Buffalo Bayou point out that clays in local streams are from geologic …
The Ideal Gas Law (van der Waals Correction) and Disease Spread
In “The scaling of contact rates with population density for the infectious disease models” (Mathematical Biosciences, Volume 244, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 125-134), Hoa …