Posts Tagged ‘science’

You: The Science Experiment

I don’t expect you’ll be drinking mystery potions or hooking yourself up to a car battery anytime soon. But conducting personal experiments are probably the best way to find answers. By actually testing (instead of assuming) your habits, beliefs, methods and systems you can make real improvements. Stop Theorizing, Look at Results Nassim Nicholas Taleb, in his book The Black Swan, recommends against using complex theories if they… Continue reading

August 30 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: experiment, habit, science, test, theory | 6 comments»

Learn Science Through Videos

MAKE Magazine, a source of endless interesting projects and ideas, posted a link to a science video podcast done by a high school teacher in Indiana and his students. You can learn about thermodynamics, and boiling and more. Any way to get information into our heads in a non-traditional way ends up being a great way to learn, because the experience adds to our ability to remember the information. Check… Continue reading

August 22 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: learning, MAKE, Podcast, science, video | 1 comment»