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How to distinguish between facts and opinions? What kind of person is suitable to be a science teacher? What kind of responsibility do scientists undertake in the dissemination of scientific facts? When more than 60 top scientists in the world gathered around a round table to discuss in depth the topic of reshaping science education, countless sparks of thinking emerged in generate. On the morning of November 8, Mobius Forum, the world’s top scientist, was held. More than 60 scientists from Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University, Berkeley, south university of science and technology of china and other universities expressed their concerns about science education through two-minute presentations and free communication. Professor Bruce Alberts, the chairman of the forum at the University of California, San Francisco, said that many viewpoints made him feel refreshed, and he hoped to record these valuable viewpoints of scientists and promote science education together.
Alberts, for example, should introduce science education from kindergarten to guide children to observe seeds. Science education in primary and secondary schools comes from thinking about hundreds of problems.
Mobius forum
Distinguish between facts and opinions
China has a history of more than 2,000 years of education, and China people are good at exams. So do we also have advantages in science education and critical thinking? Wang Yifang, academician of China Academy of Sciences and director of Institute of High Energy Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, shared his views.
What are scientific facts and what are other people’s opinions? Many scientists at the meeting mentioned this classic case about distinguishing scientific facts. To master the skills of distinguishing facts from opinions, it is necessary to educate the whole people scientifically. "Science is the only way to change the world." May-Brett Mosor, a neuroscientist who won the Nobel Prize, said that the core of science is curiosity. As parents, there will be times when they can’t answer their children’s questions. At this time, don’t be afraid to answer them, but switch ideas and lead their children to explore and study together.
Guest discussion
Practical operation is more important than just listening to theory.
"I can’t understand it after a few hours of lectures, and I will understand it as soon as I enter the laboratory." Bruce Alberts shares his experience in science education. Take five-year-old children to the fields, let them study seeds, and take students to the rainforest to participate in measurement and research. It is more effective to explore on the spot than to talk about theory.
Professor Carlos is engaged in engineering education. He tries his best to let his students participate in various research activities. The direction of science education efforts is to cultivate students’ curiosity and explore ways to solve problems. David Zilberman, a professor at Berkeley, California, who studies agricultural science and technology, said that science education is not confined to one field, but to understand how the world works. Physics, chemistry, economics, life sciences and even investment science should all be understood.
Train middle school science teachers.
German scientist Franz Ulrici recalled his story with a science teacher in a middle school. The teacher’s enthusiasm has been infecting him as a student, and they have maintained close contact until now.
Goerge smoot, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, shared his experience in science education. As a university professor, he actually gave a science lecture in middle school, but the efficiency was not very high. So he set up a teacher workshop to spread science by training science teachers and achieved good results.
Scientists attending the meeting also put forward the social responsibility of scientists-transmitting scientific voice to decision makers and promoting international cooperation in the field of education, so as to better shape the future of science.
Guest speakers
How to "pop" social media "bubble"
Professor Andre Gaim, a professor at the University of Manchester, is concerned about the spread of scientific information in the information explosion environment: "Some people only believe what they believe." How to puncture the bubble in information dissemination? His topic resonated with many scientists present.
"Nowadays, young people use social media a lot, but I don’t know that these are all recommended by algorithms, and they will continue to push your favorite content to you." How to distinguish effective information is a great challenge in the future. Many scientists have expressed concern about social media. Professor Barry Marshall of the University of Western Australia said that his way to avoid being "pushed" is to dislike all the recommended information. Li Andu Pagea, a scientist at Rome Biomedical University, shared that he and his 14-year-old daughter exchanged mobile phones to avoid being influenced by push information.
How to deal with the explosive development of artificial intelligence
Many professors have expressed great concern about the development of artificial intelligence and GPT. How fast can we find the answer? How to avoid students cheating with GPT? Professor michael levitt, a professor at Stanford University, said that he benefited from the development of artificial intelligence. "Because of artificial intelligence, my productivity has tripled." At the same time, he said that the world is developing with each passing day. In the future, education will exchange roles, and everyone should understand artificial intelligence.
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