In this middle school students' guide poetry, music, fine arts, drama, and movement are used to help teach science students that there are a number of valid points of view about natural phenomena, only one of which is scientific. The limitations on questions for which scientists can seek answers are illustrated by science-fiction accounts of…

The report is part of a continuing study by the committee of the ways in which the Federal Government can best assure the strength and progress of American science. The committee concludes that the process of basic scientific research and the process of graduate education in universities must be viewed as an integrated task if the nation is to…

Questionnaires designed to identify and assess the views, beliefs, and opinions of university/college science faculty on the nature of science were sent to 318 randomly selected science faculty in the biological, physical, and earth sciences, and 23 prominent philosophers of science. Among the results of the study, it was found that both groups…

Described are the history and current trends of graduate level training of scientists in Brazil. Current and probable future problems are considered. (SL)

Presented is a review of the development of the science of pharmacology, the study of the interaction of chemical agents with living matter. The origins of the field are traced from 17th century Europe to the present, with major emphasis upon the scientists and developments made in the field in the United States. (SL)

The complete proceedings of a one-day conference on educating women for science are presented. Career profiles for eight participants are followed by papers presented in 14 discussion groups. An alphabetical listing of American women scientists and their field of science is included. (MH)

This document stresses the problems involved in communicating science to the public; some suggestions, however, are discussed that have proved successful in this task. Television is cited as a good medium to present the scientist as someone other than the usual stereotype. Advice is given on how to present science to the public via television. The…

Looks at fossil collecting from the viewpoint of the amateur and the professional. (CP)

Describes a research project in which multimedia packets were developed showing the lifestyles of six successful female scientists and the evaluation of the effectiveness of materials developed to improve the attitudes of students toward careers for females in science. (CP)

Discusses the societal roles, perceptions, and methods of both the artist and the scientist. Contends that both combine elements of experience whose interrelationship is not perceived by anyone else; thus both are required for survival, since the syntheses of their compositions provide new insights into reality. Journal availability: see SO 506…

Comments on the sociological analysis of the scientific community, its social norms and values. Discusses the ethos of science and some aspects of development processes that scientists go through to enter their profession. (GA)

Cyril Burt presented data in his paper that were in perfect agreement with a genetic theory of IQ and social class. A detailed analysis of these data reveals that they were fabricated from a theoretical normal curve, from a genetic regression equation, and from figures published more than 30 years before Burt completed his surveys. (Author/BB)

Describes Bohr-Einstein debate during the period of development of the quantum theory, and how each used Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to support his views. (GA)

Discusses the role of professional societies in encouraging minority participation in their respective vocations. In particular, the actions of professional organizations of physicists are discussed. (CP)

Cites a National Science Foundation (NSF) Report, "Science and Technology: Annual Report to the Congress," for evidence that the United States remains the major technological power in the world. (CP)