Apr 30, 2017 08:40 PM
The science myths that will not die
http://www.nature.com/news/the-science-m...ie-1.19022
EXCERPT: Some dangerous myths get plenty of air time: vaccines cause autism, HIV doesn't cause AIDS. But many others swirl about, too, harming people, sucking up money, muddying the scientific enterprise — or simply getting on scientists' nerves. Here, "Nature" looks at the origins and repercussions of five myths that refuse to die....
Ten myths of science
http://www.bluffton.edu/homepages/facsta...Myths.html
EXCERPT: This article addresses and attempts to refute several of the most widespread and enduring misconceptions held by students regarding the enterprise of science. The ten myths discussed include the common notions that theories become laws, that hypotheses are best characterized as educated guesses, and that there is a commonly-applied scientific method. In addition, the article includes discussion of other incorrect ideas such as the view that evidence leads to sure knowledge, that science and its methods provide absolute proof, and that science is not a creative endeavor. Finally, the myths that scientists are objective, that experiments are the sole route to scientific knowledge and that scientific conclusions are continually reviewed conclude this presentation. The paper ends with a plea that instruction in and opportunities to experience the nature of science are vital in preservice and inservice teacher education programs to help unseat the myths of science....
5 BS Science Myths Your Entire View Of The World Rests On
http://www.cracked.com/article_24413_5-s...wrong.html
EXCERPT: Every child in the US -- save for the weirdo home school kids, and those being raised by wolves (not the only place those demographics overlap) -- must endure the public education system. Jaded teachers, shoveling facts hand over fist into generation after generation of rambunctious children and sullen teens until, at last, the students graduate and are free to believe whatever stupid crap they want. But it's all worth it, because at least you leave school knowing a few undeniable truths. Perhaps fewer than you think...
It's time for these 101 ridiculous science 'facts' to die
http://uk.businessinsider.com/worst-scie...ths-2016-1
EXCERPT: Who hasn't shared an amazing science fact only to feel embarrassed later on, when you find out the information was wrong? No more. It's time to put an end to the most alluring science myths, misconceptions, and inaccuracies passed down through the ages. To help the cause we've rounded up and corrected dozens of the most shocking science "facts" that are bizarrely wrong about food, animals, the Earth, biology, space, alcohol, and health....
My Review of Galileo Goes to Jail
http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/20...goes-to-j/
EXCERPT: In a couple of recent posts I have mentioned the book "Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion" edited by Ronald Numbers. Since I have now finished reading it, I figure it is time for a proper review. [...] "Galileo Goes to Jail" consists of twenty-five short essays, each centered around some “myth” related to science and religion. Some of the myths are of the sort that make religion look bad (so that by correcting them religion’s image is improved), while others are those that tend to make science look bad....
http://www.nature.com/news/the-science-m...ie-1.19022
EXCERPT: Some dangerous myths get plenty of air time: vaccines cause autism, HIV doesn't cause AIDS. But many others swirl about, too, harming people, sucking up money, muddying the scientific enterprise — or simply getting on scientists' nerves. Here, "Nature" looks at the origins and repercussions of five myths that refuse to die....
Ten myths of science
http://www.bluffton.edu/homepages/facsta...Myths.html
EXCERPT: This article addresses and attempts to refute several of the most widespread and enduring misconceptions held by students regarding the enterprise of science. The ten myths discussed include the common notions that theories become laws, that hypotheses are best characterized as educated guesses, and that there is a commonly-applied scientific method. In addition, the article includes discussion of other incorrect ideas such as the view that evidence leads to sure knowledge, that science and its methods provide absolute proof, and that science is not a creative endeavor. Finally, the myths that scientists are objective, that experiments are the sole route to scientific knowledge and that scientific conclusions are continually reviewed conclude this presentation. The paper ends with a plea that instruction in and opportunities to experience the nature of science are vital in preservice and inservice teacher education programs to help unseat the myths of science....
5 BS Science Myths Your Entire View Of The World Rests On
http://www.cracked.com/article_24413_5-s...wrong.html
EXCERPT: Every child in the US -- save for the weirdo home school kids, and those being raised by wolves (not the only place those demographics overlap) -- must endure the public education system. Jaded teachers, shoveling facts hand over fist into generation after generation of rambunctious children and sullen teens until, at last, the students graduate and are free to believe whatever stupid crap they want. But it's all worth it, because at least you leave school knowing a few undeniable truths. Perhaps fewer than you think...
It's time for these 101 ridiculous science 'facts' to die
http://uk.businessinsider.com/worst-scie...ths-2016-1
EXCERPT: Who hasn't shared an amazing science fact only to feel embarrassed later on, when you find out the information was wrong? No more. It's time to put an end to the most alluring science myths, misconceptions, and inaccuracies passed down through the ages. To help the cause we've rounded up and corrected dozens of the most shocking science "facts" that are bizarrely wrong about food, animals, the Earth, biology, space, alcohol, and health....
My Review of Galileo Goes to Jail
http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/20...goes-to-j/
EXCERPT: In a couple of recent posts I have mentioned the book "Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion" edited by Ronald Numbers. Since I have now finished reading it, I figure it is time for a proper review. [...] "Galileo Goes to Jail" consists of twenty-five short essays, each centered around some “myth” related to science and religion. Some of the myths are of the sort that make religion look bad (so that by correcting them religion’s image is improved), while others are those that tend to make science look bad....