Nice work — but is it science?

But is it science?

Early years science education is not science, but a curricular construction designed to induct young children into a range of ideas and practices related to the natural world. While inquiry-based learning is an important approach to this, it is not of itself unique to science and there are a range of logico-mathematical constructions that come closer to the essence of science. In this paper we ...

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Work–Life Balance? It Is Not about Balance, but Priorities

Work–life balance is a never ending topic of discussion among physicians. We constantly discuss how to juggle career advancement, marriage, and children in our daily professional life. Work always seems to be antagonistic to, rather than synergistic with, maintaining a personal life. However, true balance does not sink in until a moment arrives in your life when you consider giving up your care...

Computer Security is Not a Science ( but it should be )

Security research is sometimes referred to as the “Humanities of Computer Science” because, too frequently, “secure” systems are built using equal measures of folklore and black arts. Despite the humorous intention, there is a kernel of truth in this jest— computer security, at least “security in the large”, is not currently a science. This claim may seem unfair, given the progress made in secu...

Peerage of Science: will it work?

1 Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Savoyenstrasse 1 A, A-1160 Vienna, Austria 2 Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland 3 School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001...