Sentences with phrase «public misconceptions of»

This result was widely reported in the media and produced an example of how easily public misconceptions of science arise.

More distressing, he adds, is how this public misconception of single fathers might influence the court's perception on fathers who are in the midst of their child custody battles.

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Because of these common misconceptions about pricing on the part of the buying public, don't be surprised that some of your customers think you are Jack the Ripper when they find out about your markup.

Even if they're aware of public funding programs, they often have misconceptions about the types of firms that qualify.

Nowhere is this more apparent than the Welfare debate — a catalogue of Labour surrenders based on one fundamental misconception: That public policy can or should be based on «fairness».

In addition, these recommendations betray a strange misconception that the opening up of public services is not central to the agendas of government departments.

Ans: Let me first correct an impression, I want to state it categorically that there is no personal disagreement or face off between the National legal adviser, Dr. Muiz Banire SAN and the National leader of our party, it is just a misconception which has been fueled from a number of quarters to the public, probably those who tend to benefit from the existence of the crisis between the two who would prefer that there should be a crisis.

There are a lot of misconceptions about New York's public employee pension systems.

BOSTON — In her Friday session, «Bad Presenter Bingo 2.0: Be a Loser of This Science Communication Game,» Monica Metzler dismantled several misconceptions about communicating science to the public.

It is not from the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, a common public misconception.

«If you're a policymaker trying to annihilate misconceptions, you should identify a piece of information that's relevant, accurate, and, importantly, conceptually related to the misconception,» said lead author Alin Coman, assistant professor of psychology and public affairs.

Top of her list of duties, according to Ward, should be working to reverse public misconceptions about climate change and preparing the nation for its impacts, particularly increased flood risk.

These three myths barely scratch the surface of the sprawling field of neuromythology, but they give us a flavor of Barry's valuable role in combating the public's misconceptions about brain function.

Documentary Richard Berge — «The Island President,» «The Rape of Europa» Mathilde Bonnefoy * — «CitizenFour,» «The Invisibles» Emad Burnat — «5 Broken Cameras» Guy Davidi — «5 Broken Cameras,» «Interrupted Streams» Geralyn Dreyfous — «The Square,» «The Invisible War» Lewis Erskine — «Free Angela: And All Political Prisoners,» «Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple» Shana Hagan — «Misconception,» «This Film Is Not Yet Rated» Tony Hardmon — «Detropia,» «Semper Fi: Always Faithful» Leonard Retel Helmrich — «Position among the Stars,» «Shape of the Moon» Pirjo Honkasalo — «The 3 Rooms of Melancholia,» «Atman» Judy Irving — «Pelican Dreams,» «The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill» Robert Kenner — «Merchants of Doubt,» «Food, Inc.» Marc Levin — «Mr. Untouchable,» «The Last Party» Jesse Moss — «The Overnighters,» «Full Battle Rattle» Pratibha Parmar — «Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth,» «A Place of Rage» Paula DuPre» Pesmen — «Keep On Keepin» On,» «The Cove» Gordon Quinn — «Life Itself,» «Hoop Dreams» Kim Roberts — «Waiting for «Superman»,» «Lost Boys of Sudan» Richard Rowley — «Dirty Wars,» «The Fourth World War» João Moreira Salles — «Santiago,» «Entreatos (Intermissions)» Ondi Timoner — «We Live in Public,» «Dig!»

We measured the following common misconceptions about the public's understanding of how the CCSS were implemented by asking respondents to mark the following statements as «true,» «false,» or «unsure»:

As a Chicago Public Schools teacher, I would like to address some of the omissions and misconceptions in the Tribune's recent editorial («Tantrum Day: When teachers ditch their students») calling for teachers to reject the Chicago Teachers Union's call for a day of action on April 1.

«With that said, there are a number of misconceptions about what public charter schools would receive under the proposed budget.

Despite the incredible growth and success of charter schools in California, there are still many misconceptions about them among the public, which sometimes show up in media coverage.

educators William Ayers, Crystal Laura, and Rick Ayers debunk persistent misconceptions about teachers, teachers» unions, school «choice,» standardized tests, and charter schools, while challenging readers to reevaluate their assumptions about the role of public education.

What's the biggest misconception that outsiders (members of the general public) have about the political process?

In a surprisingly sympathetic tone, Bartoletti sheds some light on the sensational story of Typhoid Mary, debunks misconceptions, and raises provocative questions about public health and privacy.

Ask any mortgage broker and they can tell you that there are a handful of misconceptions that the public has about working with a mortgage broker.

A common misconception held by the general public is that credit bureaus are sectors of the government.

If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty....

This is a misconception as each account included in the bankruptcy stays on the reports for seven years and the actual public record of the BK remains for 10 years.

The purpose of this article series is to clear up these misconceptions and provide the public with an accurate information source.

There is also a misconception that «meat dogs» are different from «pet dogs»; this is something that we hope to change through public education and our hundreds of adoption stories that clearly show this is not the case.

The purpose of this web site is to clear up these misconceptions and provide the public with an accurate information source.

We actively reach out to the public to dispel myths and misconceptions of guide dogs and the visually impaired people and increase the acceptance of the use of guide dogs in Singapore.

Public misconceptions like the ones above can negatively impact animals for a number of reasons:

Aside from perpetuating misconceptions that deter public support, negative impressions of animal welfare organizations can also deter talent.

What are some of the more frustrating public misconceptions about Animal Control Officers?

One of the largest obstacles we have is the myths and misconceptions by the public as well as primary care veterinarians.

MISCONCEPTION: The CCSPCA is a governmental agency because it receives money from the City and County of Fresno and should open its board meetings to the public.

However, because of public misconceptions abut these dogs they are often overlooked and under estimated.

Misconceptions that are often perpetuated by the mass media and by journalists whose mandate is to help inform the general public of the facts, but choose not too because the facts contradict what they said earlier, simply go against their own agenda or get in the way of a good, shocking story.

The problem lies not so much with the feminists» concept of what femininity is, but rather with their misconception — shared with the public at large — of what art is: with the naíve idea that art is the direct, personal expression of individual emotional experience, a translation of personal life into visual terms.

Both factors are partially responsible for public misconceptions about the causes of global warming.

I think that misconception is at the heart of the public's AGW fears even though some scientists know better.

And it's just one of many misconceptions the public has about what's really happening to plastics in the ocean.

A common misconception entirely attributable to the simplistic presentation of the science to the public.

The issue of plastic debris drifting in the middle of the ocean lacks the benefit of visibility to quickly educate the public, leaving persistent misconceptions to drive problem - solving efforts.

I think this continues to be a big misconception with the public, which is understandable because climate is a key driver of both bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires.

One general misconception that exists in the minds of the public on the very nature and manifestation of climate change is to view climate change as merely an increase in surface temperatures across the globe.

This is only the tip of the iceberg; there is a lot of work to be done to educate the public and clear up these misconceptions to allow for both a healthier and more sustainable diet for all.

There are a number of common misconceptions among the general public when it comes to personal injury law.

Shawna Hoch [Administrative Coordinator of FACLC]: As the administrative coordinator I agree that I've noticed more of a misconception about our attorneys, based on them being public interest attorneys, rather than women.

Common misconceptions that judicial review (JR) has grown in usage due to claimants abusing the system, makes public services less efficient, and is a technical detour that rarely alters decisions, are all «at best misleading and at worst false», according to a 20 - month study of 198 JRs by the Public Law Project and the University of public services less efficient, and is a technical detour that rarely alters decisions, are all «at best misleading and at worst false», according to a 20 - month study of 198 JRs by the Public Law Project and the University of Public Law Project and the University of Essex.

Still, Frame believes that one of the biggest misconceptions about his app is about the kind of information, all drawn from public data, that it pushes over alerts.

In the case of public blockchains, there is a misconception that all your transactional details are out in the open and there is no privacy.