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
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 39 Dr. Andrew Bernstein: Where In Our Nature the Need For Education Arises And Why It’s So Deeply Important
In this episode, Dr. Bernstein discusses an issue that must be addressed before details about education can be addressed: why do we even need education? …
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 …
CCERP Podcast Episode 2 UT Professor Jim Fordyce on Ecology and Its Importance
University of Tennessee Professor Jim Fordyce (PhD, UC Davis) joins us to discuss ecology, ecological thinking, their importance, and why it matters to us all. …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 38 Hans G Schantz, PhD Physics: Some History, Philosophy, and Teaching of Physics, Good and Bad
Dr. Hans Schantz joins us to for an initial discussion of physics. We first establish some context: in the history of science are many initial, …
Improving Science Education — and Education in General
In “Biomedical science education needs a new philosophy, Johns Hopkins researchers say” (Johns Hopkins’ the Hub, 3 Jan 2018), Barbara Benham writes: Today’s graduate biomedical …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 40 Gundula Bosch, PhD Johns Hopkins, on the Importance of Philosophy to Science and Education
In this episode, Dr. Gundula Bosch joins us to discuss the R3ISE Graduate Science Program and the R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education. We …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 24 Strength and Conditioning Coach Jay Beito: His Background, the Power of MovNat, and the History of Fitness in the US
In this episode, Coach Jay Beito joins us for a fascinating discussion that interweaves his background with the history of US physical education — and …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 23 Naturalist/biologist Kim Cabrera: What Wildlife Tracking Really Is And How It Can Be Used To Improve Education
In this episode, naturalist and tracking expert Kim Cabrera discusses what wildlife tracking really is and what all is involved, discusses biology and ecology, and …
ReasonRx Podcast Episode 19 Neurodevelopment Specialist Janet Oliver: Neurodevelopment Affects Everything
In this fascinating, info-packed episode, neurodevelopment specialist Janet Oliver joins Melanie and Michael go discuss Montessori-based and neurodevelopmental insights into human growth, development, learning, behavior, …