Does Physics Perform Better in Preschools’ Education of Science

Why does bispectral index monitoring not perform better?

To the Editor: We read with great interest the results of the largest Bispectral Index (BIS) monitoring study ever performed, which was published in the October 2012 issue of Anesthesiology.1 No significant difference in intraoperative awareness with explicit recall was detected between BIS and anesthetic concentration protocols (0.08 vs. 0.12%, P = 0.48) in an unselected surgical population of...

Better science does not make decisions easier

Forty years of development in the science and technology of estimating and quantifying risk, of understanding of human behaviour and human rationale has made decision makers more informed. We are in a much better position now, than forty years ago in estimating probabilities, consequences, and damages, and in estimating and dealing with the associated uncertainties in an organised way. This did...

Does science education need the history of science?

This essay argues that science education can gain from close engagement with the history of science both in the training of prospective vocational scientists and in educating the broader public about the nature of science. First it shows how historicizing science in the classroom can improve the pedagogical experience of science students and might even help them turn into more effective profess...

Better Science, Better Science Reporting

Do networking centres perform better

Science has become progressively more complex, requiring greater integration and collaboration between individuals, institutions and areas. Networking research establishes common rules and offers a suitable framework for this cooperation. Therefore, it is a good choice for both scientists and policy-makers. The objective of this study is to know whether the scientists perform better within thes...