tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post6063368680269006168..comments2024-02-29T01:43:23.900-05:00Comments on Women's Bioethics Blog: illustrating scienceLinda MacDonald Glennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-89610084060752947442009-11-06T04:47:18.388-05:002009-11-06T04:47:18.388-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Term Papershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145417264678061367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-44129939306486690612008-03-31T22:44:00.000-04:002008-03-31T22:44:00.000-04:00Are people really not receptive, or does the conti...Are people really not receptive, or does the continual dumbing-down of science/maths in mainstream culture send the message that these subjects are things ordinary folk can't understand? <BR/><BR/>If the media just went ahead and assumed that the average person could grasp a concept if they sat down and thought about it, would people start to assume the same? And therefore not need the cartoons?<BR/><BR/>BeaBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877513815828460269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625691.post-55745426304469001632008-03-28T11:32:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:32:00.000-04:00Non-academic and non-scientific people have a ment...Non-academic and non-scientific people have a mental block against anything "scientific" - they seem to assume that it is "too complicated" or "beyond" them. If it is put into a cute picture or some other non-threatening medium, it is less intimidating. I see similar issues with students I tutor who are convinced that they are "bad at math" and such - if I try to get them to think theoretically or abstractly, they shut down. But if I give them a real-life example or draw a picture, they are much more receptive. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure a neuroscientist could comment on the use of visual stimuli versus conceptual stimuli and how they activate different areas of the brain, resulting in a differential response to new information. <BR/><BR/>Here's an off-the-wall idea: I wonder if the use of "cartoons" (ie: simple drawings with colors) triggers a person to think more like a child (ie: open to learning) because most people associate cartoons with children. Okay, randomness done. <BR/><BR/>(and didn't we already know about T-memory cells? I distinctly remember reading a really cool description of how the immune system works in a National Geographic over ten years ago)SabrinaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273102123975115696noreply@blogger.com