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	Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:44:32 PM EDT		Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:44:32 PM EDT

	From: Art Hobson		From: Art Hobson

	To: PHYSOC@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU		To: PHYSOC@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

	Subject: Re: Poll shows fewer Americans "believe" in global warming		Subject: Re: Poll shows fewer Americans "believe" in global warming

	Dear friends -		Dear friends -

	I heartily agree with Marty about the word "belief." Scientists,		I heartily agree with Marty about the word "belief." Scientists, when writing or speaking as scientists, should try to remove that word from their vocabulary.
	when writing or speaking as scientists, should try to remove that
	word from their vocabulary.

	Marty asks "can science ever make headway in educating the public?"		Marty asks "can science ever make headway in educating the public?"
	I think we can make headway, but that we don't try. To educate the		I think we can make headway, but that we don't try. To educate the public, our first emphasis must be on scientific literacy for all rather than on technical training for future scientists and engineers. But how many high schools put general conceptual physics for all students first, and the AP courses for future scientists second? How many university physics departments put physics for non-scientists first, and calculus- or algebra-based physics for scientists and engineers second? We need to focus first and foremost on socially- and culturally-relevant physics for all students. As long as we don't really try to "make headway in educating the public," we'll never achieve it.
	public, our first emphasis must be on scientific literacy for all
	rather than on technical training for future scientists and
	engineers. But how many high schools put general conceptual physics
	for all students first, and the AP courses for future scientists
	second? How many university physics departments put physics for
	non-scientists first, and calculus- or algebra-based physics for
	scientists and engineers second? We need to focus first and foremost
	on socially- and culturally-relevant physics for all students. As
	long as we don't really try to "make headway in educating the
	public," we'll never achieve it.

	Cheers - Art		Cheers - Art

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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:44:32 PM EDT
From: Art Hobson
To: PHYSOC@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Poll shows fewer Americans "believe" in global warming
Dear friends -

I heartily agree with Marty about the word "belief." Scientists,
when writing or speaking as scientists, should try to remove that
word from their vocabulary.

Marty asks "can science ever make headway in educating the public?"
I think we can make headway, but that we don't try. To educate the
public, our first emphasis must be on scientific literacy for all
rather than on technical training for future scientists and
engineers. But how many high schools put general conceptual physics
for all students first, and the AP courses for future scientists
second? How many university physics departments put physics for
non-scientists first, and calculus- or algebra-based physics for
scientists and engineers second? We need to focus first and foremost
on socially- and culturally-relevant physics for all students. As
long as we don't really try to "make headway in educating the
public," we'll never achieve it.

Cheers - Art