It’s Complicated: What Can We Know About Science?

It’s Complicated: What Can We Know About Science?

The student was obviously frustrated, “Well, they look square to me!” We had been having a discussion about the shape of the onion cells (they are elongated). Being an experienced teacher and seeing the incorrect notation in her lab write-up, I suspected that she had...
Do Placebos Work?

Do Placebos Work?

Moms, dads and grandparents are known for kissing it better. And, even though, as adults, we are aware that there is no scientific basis for the resultant positive experience, how many of us would attest that being consoled does not make us feel better, even when the...