Back to my favorite astronomers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is "an American astrophysicist and science communicator."
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Below Tyson speaks of science and science literacy.
What is science literacy? Is it important?
My Tyson Mashup
1. Stephen Colbert Interview of Tyson (start at 6:15 and get to at least, 25:30, if you can)
2. Tyson at a science festival
3. Audio clip of Tyson speaking at the Science Pub in Portland, Oregon, 2009 (play clip from about 4:00-11:20).
A formal definition of science literacy: "scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity" (National Academy of Sciences report).
What does Neil DeGrasse Tyson add to the definition?
You may not plan to be a scientist, but should you be science literate? How do you become science literate?
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Friday, January 17, 2014
ResearchMethods: The Night Sky, Critical Thinking & Science Literacy - Part 3 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (U1-P3) [VID] Sp14
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