Friday, April 22, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Can you get a Ph.D. in Physics for an interpretive dance?
Did you think I was kidding about doing an interpretive dance for the GEC project? No, not at all. Check out the contestants for the third annual competition for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Social Sciences Ph.D. candidates to transform their dissertation research into a dance performance - sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)! Watch them all on YouTube and judge for yourself - fool or genius? Prizes will be awarded this week.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
CJS #3: Presenting Your Project
Presentation Deadlines:
- 10 Minute Verbal Presentation to the CJS Group: 3/24
- Wiki Page Final Report: 4/8
- Poster Presentation Forum: TBA
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
General questions to keep in mind as you develop your presentation strategy:
- What kind of background information do you need to provide in order to capture the reader or viewer's interest?
- What is your objective for the project?
- How did you conduct the project? What methods and materials did you use?
- What kind of data did you collect (whether qualitative or quantitative)?
- How can you present your data in a form that is clear and easy to understand?
- Check out InformationIsBeautiful.net for some amazing approaches to data visualization.
- Translating from one way of thinking into another - e.g. from numerical to visual or visual to audible form can reveal hidden connections. Click here for an overview.
- What conclusions did you draw upon completion of the project? What did you accomplish? What remains to be done to address your particular topic?
- Does your project raise more questions than it answers? (That's not a bad thing.) What are some of the questions you have upon completion of the project?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
No more shooting the breeze...
Warming World 1880-2010 (NASA)
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million data points. Scientist -turned- film-maker Randy Olsend has some great practical advice and strong opinions about how - and why - to communicate scientific knowledge. For a how to guide and much more, check out his blog: The Benshi and read a recent interview with him: Can Video Move the Public on Climate?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million data points. Scientist -turned- film-maker Randy Olsend has some great practical advice and strong opinions about how - and why - to communicate scientific knowledge. For a how to guide and much more, check out his blog: The Benshi and read a recent interview with him: Can Video Move the Public on Climate?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
INSPIRATION: What could you grow in your dorm room window?
Ever wish you had some fresh herbs to season the cafeteria food with? How about some flowers to cheer up those institutional walls? Desperate for some green between the concrete New Yorkers are letting plants climb the walls! Check out The Window Farms Project for more info and some DIY tips on how to put those old soda bottles to use.
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