We describe the construction of a paper-and-pencil Test of Basic Scientific Literacy (TBSL)
specifically designed for high-school leavers entering technikon and university in South Africa…

… and experience to bear on the task of moving toward the gradelevel standards for science
literacy presented in this report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science…

Most Plateau deposits occur in sedimentary strata which range from Paleozoic to Tertiary, with
major concentrations in Triassic and Jurassic formations. A number are primary and retain …

The terms and circumstances of human existence can be expected to change radically during
the next human lifespan. Science, mathematics, and technology will be at the center of that …

In the last century and a half, scientific development has been breathtaking, but the understanding
of this progress has dramatically changed. It is characterized by the transition from the …

The article discusses policies and strategies to take care of security risks associated with
biological research. It suggests that scientific community, policy makers and federal and state …

This account of the Matthew effect is another small exercise in the psychosociological analysis
of the workings of science as a social institution. The initial problem is transformed by a …

Human responses to stress and trauma vary widely. Some people develop trauma-related
psychological disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression; others …

The basis of science is the hypothetico-deductive method and the recording of experiments
in sufficient detail to enable reproducibility. We report the development of Robot Scientist “…

I suggest that the teacher who wants to indoctrinate his students in the traditional role of the
scientist as a neutral fact finder should not use historical materials of the kind now being …