Literacy in the 21st Century: Word, web, woo

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Here is a near-intact draft of the slides from my talk at #celt12 earlier today. If you download it, you will find that the native pptx file will have the videos embedded and will have retained the original animations. I'll be blogging about this soon...

Education Technology

http://www.gallup.com/poll/19558/Paranormal-Beliefs-Come-SuperNaturally-Some.aspx

Policy-makers’ reticence towards academic
debate

“Sittin’ on the sidelines...cribbin’ an’ moanin’...”
“...I don’t know how people who engage in that
don’t commit suicide”

2007 General Election

Seats

1st preferences
http://www.ronanlyons.com

Hours per day spent on selected
leisure pursuits, by age (2010)
Relaxing/ Computer use
Age-group Reading thinking (for leisure)
15-19 .12 .11 .85
20-24 .16 .28 .65
25-34 .13 .18 .37
35-44 .16 .24 .29
45-54 .24 .25 .19
55-64 .35 .26 .29
65-74 .62 .55 .38
75+ .85 .64 .49
(US) Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.t11.htm

“Failed in your duties”
“Acted against the interests 28 January 2010
of your patients”
Lancet paper was
“dishonest”, “irresponsible”,
and “misleading”, in several
respects and overall
Overall finding of “serious
professional misconduct”

The 10 worst anti-science websites
via skeptoid.com

Science vs. Pseudoscience
Differences of principle
Pseudoscience Science
Avoids falsifiability Valorises falsifiability

Vagueness in measurement Accuracy in measurement

Unproven as false = true Unproven as false = unproven

Confirmation bias Emphasis on refutation

Lack of parsimony Prioritization of parsimony

Reversed burden of proof Burden on claimant, not critic

Science vs. Pseudoscience
Differences of practice
Pseudoscience Science
Secrecy of data Publication of data
Science by press conference Peer review
Argument “ad hominem” Argument “ad rem”
Anecdotal evidence Empirical evidence
Appeals to holism Appeals to reductionism
Lack of theoretical agreement Acceptance of paradigms
Exaggerated importance of key
Shared endeavour
persons

Pseudoscientific features in the MMR-
autism controversy
• Science by press
conference
• Secrecy of data
• Vagueness in
measurement
• Confirmation bias
• Reversed burden of proof
• Exaggerated importance of
key contributors
• Argument “ad hominem”
• Anecdotal evidence

The document discusses two research studies on the negative effects of frightening or exaggerated news content. A survey found that 6th graders had vivid memories of disturbing news content they had seen. Another study looked at how news sourcing during the 2001 anthrax attacks exaggerated risks and caused a more negative public reaction. Both examples show how alarming or overstated news coverage can impact viewers, especially children, by causing fear and anxiety.

Learning 2.014: iPad fun in ECE!

panalee

Government and media response to disaster gwestmoreland

gwestmo

The document discusses the negative effects that disturbing or exaggerated news content can have on audiences, especially children. A survey found that 6th grade children had vivid memories of scary news they had watched. Additionally, articles about the 2001 anthrax attacks suggest that exaggerated media reactions to disasters can negatively impact the public. In general, the document argues that the negativity and exaggeration in how the government and media respond to crises can affect everyone.

Contending harassment

Ahmed AlBabily

This document discusses forms of harassment in the workplace and solutions for avoiding harassment. It lists four common forms of harassment: staring, making offensive comments about appearance or clothing, touching/pinching, and telling inappropriate jokes or making sexual gestures. It provides two solutions for avoiding harassment: directly telling the harasser to stop as the behavior is unwelcome, or if that does not work, reporting the harassment to a supervisor. The document emphasizes that ignoring harassment will not make it stop.

Weller pleasures+perils social media

Katrin Weller

What is fake news by Dean Berry

Riverside County Office of Education

This document discusses evaluating evidence and determining the credibility of information sources. It provides examples of different types of evidence from personal testimonies to scientific studies and emphasizes the importance of considering evidence from reliable sources. Readers are encouraged to be skeptical of claims unless they are supported by solid evidence and to have an open mind when considering new information rather than avoiding facts that contradict preexisting beliefs. Critical thinking skills are important for separating facts from fiction.

Climategate and scientific methodology

Janet Stemwedel

The document discusses the 2009 hacking of emails from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia which led to public questions about the reliability and honesty of climate scientists. It summarizes concerns raised about the scientists' expressed reluctance to share data and code as requested, as well as references to a "trick" used to "hide the decline". However, it also notes that nothing in the emails provides evidence of a conspiracy or data falsification. The document examines issues around scientific transparency, biases, and building public trust in science.

Infopresse montreal feb 6 big data

Alistair Croll

1) The document discusses how big data provides both opportunities and challenges for society. It can be used for good by improving healthcare, philanthropy, and cities, but also for bad by eroding privacy, justifying prejudices, and leaking private truths. 2) People are not good at objectively analyzing big data and often make mistakes like mistaking correlation for causation. They also tend to ignore new evidence that contradicts their preexisting views. 3) Legacy companies that could best capitalize on big data often struggle to change and innovate due to existing habits and resistance to change within the organization. Radical disruption may require having nothing to lose and changing how change itself is approached.

In the current landscape of media and communication, our world is undergoing immense and rapid transformations in the breadth, and format of how we interconnect. At the same time, it is difficult for even the most technically adept to fully comprehend the scope of these projects. This talk is a musing on the ideas behind online identity and mass communication in the 21st century. It intends to partially unravel the mystery behind networked social identity, as well as provide the tools for even the technically-disinclined to understand the possibilities for control, surveillance, freedom, and liberated identity within this new topology. Some included topics: * Online surveillance, and how deleting your Facebook isn’t enough * Big Data analytics: why your data is worth money, and the (im)possibility of privacy * Theories and Paradoxes in a hyper-connected future * Alternative internets, (or darkness) and what they represent.

The Edge Group Quito Lima - july 2014

Jose A Torres

This document provides an overview of Singularity University, an organization focused on accelerating technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, medicine, and neuroscience. It summarizes Singularity University's programs, including a 10-week graduate program, 7-day executive programs, and 1-3 day custom programs. It also lists some notable faculty and speakers, including founders of companies like Google, Intel, and Synthetic Genomics.

Transforming Science Education in An Age of Misinformation

Carl Bergstrom

10217, 2(55 PMWhy people believe in conspiracy theories – an.docx

drennanmicah

10/2/17, 2(55 PMWhy people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds Page 1 of 10https://theconversation.com/why-people-believe-in-conspiracy-th…spiracy%20theories%20%20and%20how%20to%20change%20their%20minds Author Mark Lorch Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull Academic rigor, journalistic flair Why people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds August 18, 2017 5.07am EDT I’m sitting on a train when a group of football fans streams on. Fresh from the game – their team has clearly won – they occupy the empty seats around me. One picks up a discarded newspaper and chuckles derisively as she reads about the latest “alternative facts” peddled by Donald Trump. The others soon chip in with their thoughts on the US president’s fondness for conspiracy theories. The chatter quickly turns to other conspiracies and I enjoy eavesdropping while the group brutally mock flat Oh please. There’s no wind on the moon. wikipedia https://theconversation.com/profiles/mark-lorch-91662 https://theconversation.com/us 10/2/17, 2(55 PMWhy people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds Page 2 of 10https://theconversation.com/why-people-believe-in-conspiracy-th…spiracy%20theories%20%20and%20how%20to%20change%20their%20minds Earthers, chemtrails memes and Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest idea. Then there’s a lull in the conversation, and someone takes it as an opportunity to pipe in with: “That stuff might be nonsense, but don’t try and tell me you can trust everything the mainstream feeds us! Take the moon landings, they were obviously faked and not even very well. I read this blog the other day that pointed out there aren’t even stars in any of the pictures!” To my amazement the group joins in with other “evidence” supporting the moon landing hoax: inconsis- tent shadows in photographs, a fluttering flag when there’s no atmosphere on the moon, how Neil Armstrong was filmed walking on to the surface when no-one was there to hold the camera. A minute ago they seemed like rational people capable of assessing evidence and coming to a logical conclusion. But now things are taking a turn down crackpot alley. So I take a deep breath and decide to chip in. “Actually all that can be explained quite easily … ” They turn to me aghast that a stranger would dare to butt into their conversation. I continue undeterred, hitting them with a barrage of facts and rational explanations. “The flag didn’t flutter in the wind, it just moved as Buzz Aldrin planted it! Photos were taken during lunar daytime – and obviously you can’t see the stars during the day. The weird shadows are because of the very wide-angle lenses they used which distort the photos. And nobody took the footage of Neil descending the ladder. There was a camera mounted on the outside of the lunar module which filmed him making his giant leap. If that isn’t enough then the final clinching proof come.

Science and Social Media

Christie Wilcox

GALILEO vs. Fake News: GALILEO WINS!

Georgia Libraries Conference (formerly Ga COMO).

Presenters: Russell Palmer. Presented at the Georgia Libraries Conference in Columbus, GA on 10/05/2017. Librarians are on the front lines in the fight against fake news. In this interactive 45 minute session, we discuss how librarians and teachers help students formulate strategies for and develop a discerning attitude toward evaluating news and information. We also review and discuss the best GALILEO resources for finding and evaluating news and information, and visit some helpful and trustworthy sites that provide well-sourced evaluation of news stories and other information.

Datenjournalismus - Entdecken - Erklären - Erkennen

Thomas Jöchler

Richard horton Offl ine: What is medicine’s 5 sigma?

Anochi.com.

This document summarizes a symposium discussion on reproducibility and reliability issues in biomedical research. The key points are: 1) There is a widespread perception that much of the scientific literature may be untrue due to problems like small sample sizes, questionable research practices, and conflicts of interest. 2) Journals, universities, and research culture also contribute by incentivizing quantity over quality, impact factors, and "sexy" findings over important confirmations. 3) Proposed solutions discussed fixing incentives to reward reliability over productivity, preregistration, collaboration over competition, and adopting standards from fields like particle physics where the bar for a "significant" result is much higher. 4)

Computational Social Science:The Collaborative Futures of Big Data, Computer ...

Academia Sinica

Science and the Public: Why Every Lab Should Tweet

Christie Wilcox

Why SciComm (science communication) is a relentless storm...

Jim Woodgett

How do we make science better?

Christian Bokhove

The document discusses issues that have undermined credibility in science, such as publication bias, lack of replication, and perverse incentives. It highlights examples where findings were oversold, studies lacked methodological rigor, and citation practices distorted the evidence. The second part then proposes some solutions attempted by the author, such as pre-registration, open data sharing, pre-prints, and script sharing. However, it notes changing practices is difficult when others do not, and some solutions do not address the core problems or generate extra work. Overall, progress is being made in improving scientific methods but more remains to be done.

Remaining sane in the age of data

Martina Pugliese

Martina Pugliese, a data science lead, discusses remaining sane in the age of data. She warns of common traps when analyzing and reporting on data, including confirmation bias, Simpson's paradox, and correlation not implying causation. Pugliese emphasizes inspecting data for biases, looking at sources critically, and questioning interests and motivations behind data reporting. While data can provide insights, true science requires scrutinizing data collection and analysis methods.

Cybersecurity Risk Perception and Communication

Stephen Cobb

Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics...

McGraw-Hill Professional

NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLD In the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The Tipping Point, and Super Crunchers, this fascinating book from renowned statistician and blogger Kaiser Fung takes you inside the hidden world of facts and figures that affect you every day, in every way. These are the statistics that rule your life, your job, your commute, your vacation, your food, your health, your money, and your success. This is how engineers calculate your quality of living, how corporations determine your needs, and how politicians estimate your opinions. These are the numbers you never think about-even though they play a crucial role in every single aspect of your life. What you learn may surprise you, amuse you, or even enrage you. But there's one thing you won't be able to deny: Numbers Rule Your World…

10fpresentation(bsj)

John Jung

Technology plays an important role in both improving and potentially endangering modern life. While it provides comforts, it can also be misused and must be carefully regulated to avoid harm. Science, too, brings benefits but also risks if not properly overseen given its power over human experimentation and potential for hubris. Both technology and science require guidance and limitations to maximize benefits and minimize destruction.

475 media effects methods 2012 up

mpeffl

This document discusses types of media influence on political attitudes and behaviors that are studied in media effects research. It notes that media can influence political attitudes toward candidates, issues, and social groups, as well as political behaviors like voting. Both news and entertainment media, as well as paid and unpaid media, are studied. Media effects include reinforcement of existing attitudes, attitude change, political learning, and more subtle effects like framing and agenda-setting. The document then discusses methodological approaches like surveys, experiments, and mixed methods, noting trade-offs between internal and external validity.

Data! Action! Data journalism issues to watch in the next 10 years

Paul Bradshaw

A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportuni...

Junaid Qadir

A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportunities, and Pitfalls Accompanying Paper Available at: Caveat Emptor: The Risks of Using Big Data for Human Development IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 38(3):82-90 DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2019.2930273 September 2019 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335745617_Caveat_Emptor_The_Risks_of_Using_Big_Data_for_Human_Development

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