Sentences with phrase «about science culture»

One final note about science culture, given the mention of artists and musicians, I'm surprised they didn't mention STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics).

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In his book The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future, Laurence Smith, a professor of geography and earth and space sciences at UCLA, argues that we're about to see a productivity and culture boom in the north, driven by climate change, shifting demographics, globalization and the hunt for natural resources.

«It explores the relationship between new and old, it is a civic and community building, it is a display building, it engages with the difference between man - made and natural, it deals with art and science, and it is certainly about culture.»

'» Asked to paint a picture of the company in 20 years, the executives mentioned such things as «on the cover of Business Week as a model success story... the Fortune most admired top - ten list... the best science and business graduates want to work here... people on airplanes rave about one of our products to seatmates... 20 consecutive years of profitable growth... an entrepreneurial culture that has spawned half a dozen new divisions from within... management gurus use us as an example of excellent management and progressive thinking,» and so on.

A word needs to be said about art in the second sense, which like the products of applied science to which it is closely related, is a dominant note in our culture.

Who that person is and what he or she may think about religion are thus weighty questions, not just for science and the academy, but also for communities of belief, and indeed, the entire moral and spiritual fabric of our culture.

To his credit, Bruni gets a number of things right, including the most important thing: Science will not solve our culture's struggles about sexual orientation.

He spoke of the prestige of science in our culture and the corresponding lack of respect for religion («If it's a science programme it's a documentary, if the subject's politics there's a debate, but a religious programme, unless it's hymns for granny, will have people talking about their feelings»).

In uncovering this store of information about his congregation's context and identity, David Landry could thank the social sciences for facilitating his entree into the culture of Faith Church.

Rodney Stark wrote an amazing book called «The Victory of Reason» where he argued that something like the Enlightenment is only possible in a monotheistic culture where a belief in a Creator leads to a belief in a created order, which in turn leads to the possibility of an orderly set of observations about the world that we today call «Science.»

They are seeking what has been called post-modern paradigms for «an open secular democratic culture» within the framework of a public philosophy (Walter Lippman) or Civil Religion (Robert Bellah) or a new genuine realistic humanism or at least a body of insights about the nature of being and becoming human, evolved through dialogue among renascent religions, secularist ideologies including the philosophies of the tragic dimension of existence and disciplines of social and human sciences which have opened themselves to each other in the context of their common sense of historical responsibility and common human destiny.

Furthermore, the pre-modern science concept of «the nature» has been slipping out of our culture's world - view for centuries, given the force of new knowledge about formality.

Most of what is truly valuable about our current (European and American) cultures is born from ages of rationalism and science.

I do not think Atheism is an entirely new concept... I think there were cultures that understood enough about science to realize that the sun didn't rise and set solely because a god told it to, seasons didn't change because a god got bored of one temperature, etc..

Arsene Wenger came in with a concept and footballing culture that was ahead of his time and not embraced by all, as lets face it, a lot of footballers at that time were party boys and just living the dream with their ridiculously high wages, but though there were legends who disagreed, their time had come to an end, total fitness and diet along with football science was about to take over.

The North Carolina School of Science and Math hosts American Indian dancers, musicians and artists from across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia for this fun way to learn about and celebrate the region's rich American Indian culture.

We are passionate about science, the arts, history, and culture.

Today, I bring you our conversation about his book and on the roles of science, culture, and instinct in parenting.

Of course, sometimes people who inherit wealth do develop noblesse oblige or utilize their leisure to make long term progress for society in science and culture that people forced to think about providing for themselves economically, which is pretty much everyone who does not inherit great wealth, don't have the resources of time or money to do.

«Black History Month gives us an opportunity to learn about and reflect upon the many achievements African Americans have made in a diverse array of important fields, including science and technology, arts and culture and politics and government» Borough President Katz said.

You will gain new experiences and impressions, both about the science and about a new place and its culture.

I have always been very curious to learn more, not just about science but also about other cultures and people.

About this Book: Reductionism in Art and Brain Science Bridging the Two Cultures Eric R. Kandel Columbia University Press, 2016

Paul Raeburn writes about science, culture, and policy, and he blogs for the Knight Science Journalism Tscience, culture, and policy, and he blogs for the Knight Science Journalism TScience Journalism Tracker.

It's not clear how much headway Torti has made on the culture of science at FDA, where reviewers have complained that their concerns about drug and device safety are often squelched.

About 20 % of employees are doing hands - on science, he says, «so our whole culture is one of development and innovation.»

«In implementing TOP, Science strives to find the right balance between encouraging better transparency about the evidence behind the authors» conclusions and respecting the broad array of norms and cultures across the many disciplines published in the journal.»

So if you're an American who's finishing up your Ph.D. and has the urge to live abroad, a postdoc can be a perfect opportunity to learn about doing science in another culture.

Seeing science through this focus it seems bizarre to remember that there ever was a debate about «two cultures».

Although Czech scientists expressed interest in «self - promotion» and «industry collaboration» at the same level as general Eastern European culture, I was still shocked to find that they wanted me to write an article about entrepreneurship for their Czech science journal, Vesmir.

The former Speaker — now a leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination — talked to DISCOVER in 2006 about evolution, stem cells, Washington's two cultures, and why kids should be paid to take science and math.

The new procedures will cover about half of the $ 1.6 billion worth of competitively reviewed grants funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

«One of the goals of this project is to help students think about labs as environments where science is practiced, [but] also [as] an environment that's shaped by culture and by norms,» says Julia Kent, CGS's director of global communications and best practices and Denecke's co — principal investigator on the project.

After three days of discussion about Albert Einstein's impact on science, society, and culture, the task of defining the nature of his creative genius fell to a great American novelist: E. L. Doctorow.

Even though tarantulas as a group are generally well known and easily recognized by the public from their appearances in popular culture, far less was known to science about their distribution, diversity and how they lived in the wild, according to the study's lead author, Chris Hamilton.

Many of the STOQ project's initiatives involve engaging cultures in dialogues about science; in some sense its undertakings can be perceived as a shrewd PR move, giving the Holy See an opportunity to inject the issue of religion into scientific discourse.

In this case, the retraction and investigation occurred even as other outside observers were raising questions about the science and integrity of both the lab and Anversa specifically, he notes, including recent criticism of the lab culture published on Retraction Watch by an anonymous former trainee.

A best - seller by former New York Times science writer Nicholas Wade about recent human evolution and its potential effects on human cultures has drawn critical reviews since its spring publication.

The final enzyme, Tre, removed all traces of HIV from cultured human cervical cells after about three months, the researchers report online today in Science.

The other thing that struck me about both festivals was the lovely degree to which science was integrated into popular culture.

And most appropriately, in his inaugural column, in the Origins special issue, he is looking at C. P. Snow, the discusser of the unfortunate «Two Cultures,» on the one hand the very literary people, on the other hand the science - educated people, and we are still 50 years later after C. P. Snow's column trying to figure out a bridge between the two, and Dr. Krauss has some interesting things to say about that in this issue.

We talked about the instrument, the culture at the LHC and how he wound up at the most complex science experiment in history.

So say two of the world's most recognizable icons for luxury and culture — the BMW Group and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation — which convened a gathering in the lobby of the Guggenheim Museum here Friday to provide details about the city's forthcoming BMW Guggenheim Lab, part of a social science project that aims to solicit input directly from the streets on how to improve urban living.

David Dobbs writes features and essays about science, sports, music and other cultures for publications including National Geographic, The Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Slate, and Mother Jones.

Here's a question I've raised before, only this time expressed in two new ways: * Whatever the errors of Crichton and Will, to what extent, if any, should nonscientist observers of human culture treat science uniquely — that is, in a way they treat no other aspect of culture — by abstaining from writing about it?

At the same time, we wish to help students (1) experience authentic processes of science, in particular discussion / debate about experimental data and their interpretation (including «grey areas»), (2) recognize the creativity and open - ended nature of research, and (3) see the diversity of people who undertake research careers (i.e. not just the genius / geeks of popular culture).

«In this very small volume of messed - up corroded metal you have packed in there enough knowledge to fill several books telling us about ancient technology, ancient science and the way these interacted with the broader culture of the time,» said Alexander Jones, a historian of ancient science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.

Science has faced challenges throughout history, from one administration to the next, but year in and year out it has led to human progress, enriching our culture by improving quality of life and human knowledge about our place in the universe.

For teachers, the reported DDoS attack on Pokà © mon GO provides a great pop culture tie - in for cybersecurity discussions with students, and Science Buddies has a classroom activity that makes exploring cybersecurity and learning more about DoS fun.

A lapsed American, Jenny appears occasionally on TV, radio, documentaries, podcasts, live panels and in print as a science / lit / art / culture pundit, tweets as @jennyrohn and blogs about the scientific lifestyle at Mind the Gap on Occam's Typewriter.