News articles tagged with 'knowledge'
Powerful new ways to electronically mine research may lead to scientific breakthroughs
— 11 Feb 2011 15:36 | TechnologyThe Internet has become not only a tool for disseminating knowledge through scientific publications, but it also has the potential to shape scientific research through expanding the…
New psychology theory at Rensselaer enables computers to mimic human creativity
— 3 Dec 2010 18:05 | HealthA dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date '544 B.C.' stamped on the other. The dealer examines…
New psychology theory at Rensselaer enables computers to mimic human creativity
— 2 Dec 2010 20:25 | HealthA dealer in antique coins gets an offer to buy a beautiful bronze coin. The coin has an emperor's head on one side and the date '544 B.C.' stamped on the other. The dealer examines…
Google - an engine of knowledge creation?
— 26 Nov 2010 19:40 | TechnologySearch engines like Google have become part of everyday life, not least in the academic context. But if knowledge is power, then search engines themselves are gaining ground as power…
Fixing Wiki: Wikipedia revision project teaches teamwork, communication, chemistry
— 26 Aug 2010 19:43 | TechnologyHalogen bonding, hyperconjugation, electroactive polymers - such subjects are typical fare in graduate-level chemistry courses. But how many classes challenge students to explain the…
'e-Learning' report shows online professional development aids teachers and students
— 17 Aug 2010 09:54 | TechnologyEnglish and math teachers who took professional development courses online improved their instructional practices and boosted their subject knowledge scores, producing modest performance…
War, genocide 'difficult knowledge' to teach younger students
— 9 Sep 2009 12:05 | HealthWhether they're found in a museum or a textbook, historical narratives about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older students, who have typically developed…
Ivory tower needs to adapt to online media landscape, scholar says
— 11 Apr 2009 09:52 | TechnologyUniversities need to embrace new online media, social networks and a culture of 'openness' as part of their pedagogy, or they risk becoming seen as anachronisms in today's hyper-connected…
Awareness of Darwin not evolving, finds University of Kent survey
— 27 Mar 2009 13:40 | BiologyWhat has the public learned from the Darwin 200 celebrations? A survey carried out by students on the newly created MSc in Science, Communication and Society at the University of Kent…
Yeast biology yields insights into human knowledge expansion
— 21 Mar 2009 17:10 | BiologyHow does human knowledge expand over time? Intriguing as the question is, it's not easy to investigate, due to the difficulty of measuring knowledge and its spread…