Cassandra’s prophecy: education, education, education

Commentary: education, education, education.

Bruce Alberts: Education, education, education

B ruce Alberts needs no introduction to our readers, each one of whom is sure to have a thoroughly dog-eared copy of " Molecular Biology of the Cell " (1). Alberts, a co-author of this bible of biology, has not only been shaping the scientifi c landscape through his research (2, 3), but also infl uencing the way science is done (4), and the way science is taught (5, 6). Not bad for a man who fa...

Nutrition education: higher education.

Good or poor nutrition education begins in early life. Often reinforced by misguided parental threats and entreaties, the preschool child, within the framework of personal preference, usually displays uncritical acceptance of family eating patterns. When he first enters school he regards his own eating habits, whether the emphasis is on pie and chips, meat and two vegetables or on vegan fare, a...

GRID Technologies => 'Education' = 'Distance Education'

This paper discusses the new possibilities that Grid technologies create in education, presents current learning paradigms and makes a prediction about the way in which Grid technologies may affect the future of education. The case of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) is presented and the current educational technologies and tools used are illustrated. The paper also presents a scenario for th...

Neuroscience, education and special education

Introduction Both educationists and neuroscientists are interested in learning and how to optimise learning. Neuroscientists investigate the processes by which the brain learns and remembers, from the molecular and cellular levels right through to brain systems (for example, the system of neural areas and pathways underpinning our ability to estimate numerosities, calculate exact quantities and...