As the wags say, you can’t make this stuff up. The Bolivian Minister of External Affairs has decided, for good astrological reasons, to banish the Coca-Cola company from Bolivia. “David Choquehuanca, the minister in question, explained that Coca-Cola will be expelled from Bolivia on the same day that the Mayan calendar enters a new cycle […]
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Entrepreneurial Research Science My full interview with physicist R. Paul Drake is now posted at the the CEE site. I met with Dr. Drake in Michigan to discuss the realities of professional science — multi-tasking, grant-writing, travel, and learning from failure — the adequacies and inadequacies of American science education, and the likely future of
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Entrepreneurial Research Science The latest issue of Kaizen features my interview with physicist R. Paul Drake. I met with Dr. Drake in Michigan to discuss the realities of professional science — multi-tasking, grant-writing, travel, and learning from failure — the adequacies and inadequacies of American science education, and the likely future of America’s pre-eminent position
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Very cool ten-minute talk about thorium’s prospects as a large-scale source of energy. Sorenson blogs at Energy from Thorium. And here is a primer on thorium from the World Nuclear Institute. Currently, its seems that China and India lead the world in exploring thorium as an option.
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Stephen Hicks discusses the critique of science in postmodern education. This is from Part 14 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Postmodern education: History. Next: [Part 15: Conclusion] The importance of the Philosophy of Education. Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at
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Stephen Hicks discusses the science in Marx’s “scientific socialism.” From Part 13 of his Philosophy of Education course. Clips 1-3: Previous: Marxist philosophy. Next: The socialism in “scientific socialism.” Return to the Philosophy of Education page or the full lecture series on Philosophy of Education at YouTube via these playlists. Return to the StephenHicks.org main
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Why Existentialists hold that both traditional religion and science are dehumanizing. This is from Part 11 of Stephen Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course. 1 Clip: Previous: Jean-Paul Sartre and “Existence precedes essence.” Next: Authentic humanism. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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Stephen Hicks presents Behaviorism’s solution to the problems with the standard model of psychology. This is from Part 10 of his Philosophy of Education course. 1 clip: Previous: The problem with the standard model. Next: Black box methodology. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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