Many things with science have to deal with psychology.
How does a scientist approach a new problem?
How does a scientist react to data that does not match what he hoped to see?
Here is a situation about "positive attitudes." Dr. K was the doctor who assisted the surgeon, (Dr. A or Alpha). Dr K said, "We will see you in a week."
I said that I had enough pain medications for one week. "Good, we'll get you more meds in one week."
Then Dr A said, "The patient's xray looks so good, he can go for two weeks until Oct. 11 fo the next appointment."
Positie attitudes all around
Patient
Dr. A
Dr. K
"Great, see you in two weeks"
The positive aura of the good news blinded me, the patient, from the data that "my pain medication will last 7 days, not 14 days"
When I called the next day to ask for a presecription, the rules say, "If you are a patient in Dr. A's private office, then you can get medications and prescriptions from the clinic's office. If you are an out patient at the hospital, then you are in the "out patient clinic" and you must request the prescriptions at the clinic."
Aha. If I call in a request after leaving the clinic, I have to hope that the doctor can call in Tylenol 3, which is the most advanced level of pain relief that he can offer when he is not in the public hospital's clinic.
If I had requested pain medication yesterday when I was in the clinic, then I would have been able possibly to get the percocet (heavier pain relief) that I had previously been receiving the past 6 days.
Oh well.
The more we know about how humans react under stress or under the aura of positive information, the more we can adjust and ask the question, "What have I overlooked?" That question itself has some assumptions that often block out data. I've noticed that if I ask "what have I overlooked?" when I'm in the grocery store line at the cash register, I get different data than if I take time to walk the store and ask, "what did I forget from the cleaning aisle? What did I forget from veggies and dairy?" Visual input can help.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
Boogers and a good analysis.... Bravo to Dr. Schaffner
the analysis is correct ... I think.
we don't need to eat boogers
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The idea of eating one's own germ-laden boogers may not sound appealing. It certainly doesn't seem sanitary. It's not a great idea to pick your nose, as you can cause it to bleed. So why is one guy out there urging us to do it?
There's an emerging hypothesis that contends eating boogers may be good for you. Scott Napper, a biochemistry professor at the University of Saskatchewan, has an intriguing idea that could change the game for booger-eaters everywhere.
Boogers, Napper posits, are tiny bundles packed with biological information that, when consumed, could prep the body to better fight the war with germs. Each booger contains pathogens specific to the environment and circumstance of the booger creator. Therefore, eating your own booger could inform the body's immune system about the dangers it faces and encourage it to build up its defenses.
He plans to test the idea by asking volunteers to plant a molecule in their noses. Half the group would then need to eat their boogers and half would not. Then, for each group, Napper would compare their immune responses against the molecule. If his hypothesis has traction, he believes he'll find that the participants who ate their boogers have an increased immune reaction to the specifically planted molecule [source: Jaslow].
Napper's theory does have some skeptics, however. Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University points out that we swallow nasal secretions all the time, especially when we sleep, so eating our boogers is unlikely to offer any more immune system strength [source: Lupkin].
Although as of yet, Napper's not been able to gather enough volunteers for the study, he does contend that snot has a sweet, sugary taste that could predispose humans to consume it. Incidentally, Napper did find the "booger-eating for your own good" discussion is a great way to engage the first-year students in his science classroom.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nose-throat/what-happens-if-eat-boogers.htm?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=OutbrainOrganicTraffic=obnetwork
What does the insides of a bird look like?
part 1
part 2
Dissection of a pigeon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eslLyNLxi78
Friday, January 27, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Some of the work by students during COMPUTER class Jan. 25
Science is fun at my school.We have mystery boxes to open
We have CANVA posters that my students started.
Go to Canva.com and start creating.
These are the creative ideas that my students put together on Canva
Bravo!
We will try HOURofCoding.org and these sites
Code.org: Anybody can learn
https://code.org/
Teach your students · Elementary school · Middle school ... Code Studio student creations. Code.org thanks its supporters. See all Donate · Facebook, Omidyar ...Tynker: Coding for Kids
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Learn to code and mod Minecraft with Tynker's easy-to-learn, visual programming courses. Tynker makes it fun to learn computer programming for 4th through ...15+ Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a ...
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/15-ways-teaching-students-coding-vicki-davis
Dec 4, 2013 - It is imperative that savvy schools begin to focus some STEM resources on computer science and programming.Teach Your Kids to Code: 6 Beginner's Resources for Parents | Edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teach-kids-coding-resources-parents-matt-davis
Nov 2, 2016 - Introducing computer programming to your kids can be a challenge, especially for those who aren't familiar with the nuances of code.Coding for Kids: Free Websites That Teach Kids Programming ...
https://mommypoppins.com/coding-kids-free-websites-teach-learn-programming
Jan 7, 2016 - Learning how to build simple websites and games helps kids refine their ... of FREE websites that teach children how to play around with code.Teaching Kids to Code | EdSurge Guides
https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/teaching-kids-to-code
This series of logic exercises uses cups, ping pong balls and post-it notes to teach students the logic behind coding. The site also has videos of each exercise
Note to Kennedy: "this is harder than the Lateral Puzzles"
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