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Here is the first set of those scattered thoughts. Comments are, as always, welcomed and appreciated. At the first of two sessions that I helped co-moderate, we discussed ways for the more established science writers to help support new talent. There is a bit of a Matthew effect (named for Matthew 25:29), in the online science ecosystem where the most tweeted/linked individuals and posts get more and more exposure in a continuing upward cycle, while the least tweeted/linked individuals and posts get caught in a downward cycle (or at least, stagnation). Register your blog at ResearchBlogging.org. Mediekompass för unga. Medier och stereotyper. Hur beskiver medier olika människor? Du tror säkert att de åsikter du har "om andra" har du kommit på själv.
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Our ability to communicate with clients, customers, subordinates, peers, and superiors can enhance our effectiveness or sabotage us. Many times, our verbal skills make the difference. Here are 10 ways to increase your verbal efficacy at work: Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The Joy of Stats - BBC Four. Presentation Zen. With all the excitement concerning the worldwide release of the new Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse Tyson this month, it's a good time to repost this piece from 2009 on the remarkable Mae Jemison.
Young people need role models, and Dr. Jemison is a great one. According to The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence: "Mae Jemison, with her perseverance and commitment to science, serves as a great role model for future scientists everywhere. " Mae Jemison: The arts and sciences are not separate Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a medical doctor, a scientist, an engineer, an art collector, and a dancer. Art & creativity or science & analysis: a false choice Dr. Start your presentation with PUNCH. Presentation Tips by Garr Reynolds. The need for connection & engagement in education. Anyone who wants to make better presentations should be interested in how people learn.
If you are interested in how people learn, you are obviously interested in education. And if you are interested in education, you surely have strong opinions about schools and other institutions of formal instruction and learning. As Sir Ken Robinson said in his first TED talk a few years ago, education is one of those things like religion and money that people have very strong opinions about. Few people think that the formal education systems around the world are perfect. In fact, virtually everyone realizes that changes — even massive paradigm shifts — are needed. "School sucks" Please set aside 30 minutes sometime to watch this talk by American Physicist Dr. Dr. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms. Gather Intelligence to Be Effective in Interviews. Interviews are a major part of getting the job that you are pursuing.
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Each of these comical inventions depicted a complex set of “instructions” for completing what should have been a fairly simple everyday task. His Self-Operating Napkin, for example, required 13 sequential steps involving a parrot, a cigar lighter, a rocket and a sickle—along with various strings, springs and pendulums. How to be insanily great in front of any audience.