Ron Gray http://rongray.net science educator - oregon state university Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:24:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This is a really interesting example of citizen science turned into a game http://rongray.net/this-is-a-really-interesting-example-of-citizen-science-turned-into-a-game/ http://rongray.net/this-is-a-really-interesting-example-of-citizen-science-turned-into-a-game/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:26 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/this-is-a-really-interesting-example-of-citizen-science-turned-into-a-game/ Worth checking out.

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Crowdsourced science, citizen science, whatever you want to call it, meets gamification. Understanding how proteins fold is essential to research into cancer, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimers. "Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research. This page describes the science behind Foldit and how your playing can help."

http://fold.it/portal/info/science

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The Science Behind Foldit | Foldit
What is a protein? Proteins are the workhorses in every cell of every living thing. Your body is made up of trillions of cells, of all different kinds: muscle cells, brain cells, blood cells, and more…

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This may be the coolest letter. Ever! It was written by a former slave to his master, and he nails it. Check it out: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.html

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Letters of Note: To My Old Master
Fascinating letters. Interesting correspondence.

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]]> http://rongray.net/wow/feed/ 0 This is the last TV-length piece of ours; in it, John Merrow works with several figures… http://rongray.net/this-is-the-last-tv-length-piece-of-ours-in-it-john-merrow-works-with-several-figures-2/ http://rongray.net/this-is-the-last-tv-length-piece-of-ours-in-it-john-merrow-works-with-several-figures-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:15:11 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/this-is-the-last-tv-length-piece-of-ours-in-it-john-merrow-works-with-several-figures/ Reshared post from +Learning Matters
This is the last TV-length piece of ours; in it, John Merrow works with several figures in the world of ed to craft a quiz regarding the current state of the American teacher:

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This is the last TV-length piece of ours; in it, John Merrow works with several figures in the world of ed to craft a quiz regarding the current state of the American teacher:

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]]> http://rongray.net/this-is-the-last-tv-length-piece-of-ours-in-it-john-merrow-works-with-several-figures/feed/ 0 Interesting radio program on the history of the scientific method http://rongray.net/interesting-radio-program-on-the-history-of-the-scientific-method/ http://rongray.net/interesting-radio-program-on-the-history-of-the-scientific-method/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:49:51 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/interesting-radio-program-on-the-history-of-the-scientific-method/ Thought my SED599 students might enjoy this…

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BBC – BBC Radio 4 Programmes – In Our Time, The Scientific Method
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.

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]]> http://rongray.net/interesting-radio-program-on-the-history-of-the-scientific-method/feed/ 0 This looks great http://rongray.net/this-looks-great/ http://rongray.net/this-looks-great/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:10:12 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/this-looks-great/ Too bad it's $15! Nice video though.

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Stephen Fry Narrates The World of Dinosaurs
British actor and Apple enthusiast Stephen Fry has narrated this in-depth and iPad-only virtual encyclopedia called Inside the World of Dinosaurs. In…

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]]> http://rongray.net/this-looks-great/feed/ 0 Jonathan Miller's 'A Rough History of Disbelief" three-part series on… http://rongray.net/jonathan-millers-a-rough-history-of-disbelief-three-part-series-on/ http://rongray.net/jonathan-millers-a-rough-history-of-disbelief-three-part-series-on/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:47 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/jonathan-millers-a-rough-history-of-disbelief-three-part-series-on/ Jonathan Miller's 'A Rough History of Disbelief" three-part series on the roots of atheism is now available on youtube. Starts at the Epicureans and ends with Dawkins. Very well done and worth the time.

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Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, with Jonathan Miller

With the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the emotional whiplash that followed, the monotheistic religions of the West took a more stridently political turn. It was in this context that Jo…

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FYI: How Long-Running Is the Longest-Running Lab Experiment? | Popular Science
Eighty-five years so far. The pitch-drop experiment—really more of a demonstration—began in 1927 when Thomas Parnell, a physics professor at the University of Queensland in Australia, set out to show …

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]]> http://rongray.net/24658/feed/ 1 Great video from ISTE about the need for Computational Thinking in school and in… http://rongray.net/great-video-from-iste-about-the-need-for-computational-thinking-in-school-and-in/ http://rongray.net/great-video-from-iste-about-the-need-for-computational-thinking-in-school-and-in/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:36:55 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/great-video-from-iste-about-the-need-for-computational-thinking-in-school-and-in/ Great video from ISTE about the need for Computational Thinking in school and in life. Very nicely done.

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]]> http://rongray.net/great-video-from-iste-about-the-need-for-computational-thinking-in-school-and-in/feed/ 0 Here's a link to some other book-related apps. http://rongray.net/heres-a-link-to-some-other-book-related-apps/ http://rongray.net/heres-a-link-to-some-other-book-related-apps/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:34:13 +0000 Ron Gray http://rongray.net/heres-a-link-to-some-other-book-related-apps/ Here's a link to some other book-related apps.

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Book Cataloging Apps: iPad/iPhone Apps AppGuide
AppAdvice is the leading online and 'onapp' resource covering all thing iOS

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