Science Literacy

Just a numbers game? Making sense of health statistics (PhysOrg)

11 Oct 2008

Presidential candidates use them to persuade voters, drug companies use them to sell their products, and the media spin them in all kinds of ways, but nobody - candidates, reporters, let alone health consumers - understands them. Health statistics fill today's information environment, but even most doctors, who must make daily decisions and recommendations based on numerical data - for instance, ...

Just a numbers game? Making sense of health statistics (EurekAlert!)

10 Oct 2008

( Association for Psychological Science ) Health statistics fill today's information environment, but even most doctors, who must make daily decisions and recommendations based on numerical data, lack the basic statistical literacy they require to make such decisions effectively. A major new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest shows that statistical illiteracy is a significant ...

Mary Richert: Can video games encourage reading? (Guardian Unlimited)

10 Oct 2008

Mary Richert: Authors and publishers are using video games to hook young readers. It's a smart move, but the proof is in the programming