science-blog

Online Discussion Prompts

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:20:57 +0100

I just generated an assignment based on the VAERS interactive website. It is in the link for online discussion prompts. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Follow-Up Video to Previous VAERS Video

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:00:35 +0100

Here is a 1 minute addendum:

https://vimeo.com/562738423

New Video on Vaccines

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:30:24 +0100

This video shows you how to navigate the VAERS website. I will soon be making this into an assignment:

https://vimeo.com/561319196

Online Discussion Prompts

Fri, 28 May 2021 15:17:20 +0100

This semester I will be teaching an asynchronous online class. Consequently I shifted more credit to online discussion. I am sharing my discussion prompts in the section for online activities.

Firefighters spend FOUR HOURS putting out the flames in a crashed Tesla.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:15:15 +0100

We will have to move beyond lithium batteries if electric cars are to become a thing.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9496111/PICTURED-Two-men-died-Tesla-crash-no-one-driving.html

Article on Government Website Says Masks are Counterproductive

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:51:16 +0100

According to this article on an NIH-related government website, masks are for the most part, counterproductive for fighting COVID: 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680614/ 

Deadly Consequences of Food Adulteration in the Past

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:58:11 +0100

Disturbing video on heartbreaking consequences of food adulteration in Victorian England: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkQ0RFTHvIo&t=1004s 

When Does Government Regulation Go Too Far?

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:24:14 +0100

When do government regulators get in the way of innovation? More often than you think:

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/03/30/are-us-regulators-regulating-or-dominating/

California Condor Fed by Puppet

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:21:07 +0100

This video is great for discussing captive breeding of endangered species:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/watch-as-adorable-condor-chick-is-fed-with-a-puppet/vi-BB16dV9Q

Amish Community Achieves "Herd Immunity" Against COVID

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:38:08 +0100

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9411549/Amish-community-United-States-achieve-herd-immunity-Covid.html