Issue 17
La scienza dell’umorismo secondo Allan Reiss
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Uomini e donne reagiscono diversamente all’umorismo. Allan Reiss racconta la scoperta ad Eleanor Hayes. |
Die Wissenschaft des Humors: Allan Reiss
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Männer und Frauen reagieren unterschiedlich auf Humor. Allan Reiss erklärt Eleanor Hayes, warum dies etwas Neues ist. |
L’analyse scientifique de l’humour par Allan Reiss
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Les hommes et les femmes réagissent différemment à l’humour. Allan Reiss explique cette nouvelle vision des choses à Eleanor Hayes. |
Blind date in the science classroom
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Biology and chemistry teacher Werner Liese talks to Marlene Rau about the challenges of performing science experiments with blind and visually impaired students. |
Educational resources for the International Year of Biodiversity
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The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Ivo Grigorov, Lise Cronne and Giulia Realdon provide a collection of web resources for teachers and students on the occasion. |
Science is cool... supercool
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When we cool something below its freezing point, it solidifies – at least, that’s what we expect. Tobias Schülli investigates why this is not always the case. |
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Science on Stage: searching for the best teachers in Europe
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In more than 20 European countries, teachers are sharing their inspiring teaching ideas with colleagues, students and the general public via Science on Stage. Eleanor Hayes reviews some of the recent events. |
Going ballistic: modelling the trajectories of projectiles
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Students often find it difficult to calculate the trajectories of projectiles. With the help of Elias Kalogirou’s model, they can be easily visualised. In addition, Ian Francis suggests further uses for the model in the classroom. |
A Private Universe online resources
By Matthew H Schneps and Philip M Sadler
Reviewed by Erik Stengler, Spain
Bioinformatics with pen and paper: building a phylogenetic tree
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Bioinformatics is usually done with a powerful computer. With help from Cleopatra Kozlowski, however, you can investigate our primate ancestry – armed with nothing but a pen and paper. |
