The Conversation

Basic research advances science, and can also have broader impacts on modern society

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...
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Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an ...
The Conversation

Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why

Ryan Summers receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is affiliated with the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), NARST, ...
Psychology Today

Science, Psychology, and the Human Psyche

What is the human psyche and what is its relationship to the science of psychology? Is the human psyche a scientific construct? Can it be “reduced” to the brain? UTOK, the Unified Theory of Knowledge ...