The Emerging Science of Connected Networks

by KFC, Technology Review by MIT

This article looks at the study of networks and how single or individual networks cannot reproduce the emergent behaviour found in networks of networks, looking at models with loosely linked networks such as with the spread of diseases and the challenge for complexity scientists.

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Impatient Futurist: Science Finds a Better Way to Teach Science

By Mind & Brain Learning, Discover Magazine

This article looks at whether traditional science lecture methods actually help students learn and reviews work beyond using handheld clickers to answer questions, towards more practical problem solving and application.

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Eric Mazur – Confessions of a Converted Lecturer