#scientificliteracy — Public Fediverse posts
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Episode 3 of COSMOS by Carl Sagan is still remarkably relevant today.
It clearly explains why astrology is not science, and why evidence, skepticism, and scientific thinking are essential in a world full of strong claims and weak proof.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/_ukdRg3yz2M?si=sfbTGirtrQMSrX4D#Science #CriticalThinking #ScientificLiteracy #CarlSagan
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The International Humanist Conference 2025 will be held at d'Coque (Centre National Sportif et Culturel) in Luxembourg-City on 5th July. The topic of the conference will be "From Awareness to Action: Strengthening Open Societies through Scientific Literacy". https://www.aha.lu/index.php/news/events/391-international-humanist-conference-2025 #ihc2025 #democracy #opensociety #scientificliteracy
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📢 NEW STATEMENT ALERT!
In conjunction with #ScienceEducationDay, ALLEA released a statement on how we can shape a scientifically literate and #ethical society.
The statement advocates for expanding early science education curricula to include both #NatureOfScience & #researchethics pedagogies on how to do that.
Find the full statement 👉https://allea.org/portfolio-item/allea-statement-on-shaping-a-scientifically-literate-society/
#ScienceEducationDay, #ScienceEthics, #ResearchEthics, #ScienceEducation, #ScientificLiteracy, #EarlyEducation, #PrimaryEducation
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Corollary: when discussing news or science from other sources, pass that information forward! Instead of "scientists say wine reduces cancer risk" say "In 2016, Fred in Wisconson fed 100 rats water and another 100 rats wine and after 16 weeks measured their ..." #scientificliteracy #science #scicomm #astrodon
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"How do we know this?" is such a useful phrase. Every citizen should demand this from experts and news media rather than only results&claims. #scientificliteracy #science #scicomm #astrodon
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Enjoyed this blog post a lot. Thanks @hildabast
#philosophy #science #criticalthinking #ScientificLiteracy #Scicomm
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/03/08/philosophy-scientific-literacy-and-flattery/ -
Es ist echt schlimm, dass man nach 3 Jahren Pandemie noch immer über Twitterthreads stolpern kann, wo einem nur der Begriff #fetzendeppert einfällt. #ScientificLiteracy so wichtig.