An interesting and fun way to explain the nature of science
Monday, April 7th, 2008For a long time I’ve been thinking of writing up something about the nature of science. Sure there are already plenty of great articles around, but I hadn’t found one that captured science in the engaging way it deserves. It turns out that’s because I had my eyes closed. I’ve been a regular reader of Bora’s blog, A Blog Around The Clock for years, yet somehow I missed his awesome account of teaching a biology class about the nature of science using jigsaw puzzles as props. The idea came from a talk.origins discussion, which PZ over at Pharyngula also approved of.
So, check out Bora’s account of his lab class’ experience and see if you can get a better grasp of some of what science is about. Or let me know if you’ve found anything better.
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