Ask Emily #10
Taking a break from our Amazon Adventures to bring you answers to all of life's biggest questions! .... or, just whatever you asked me on Twitter (@ehmee) or the Facebooks. Here's that PLOSBiolog...
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Hey everybody! We're back from Peru! I didn't die! I didn't get any diseases that I know of, yet. I've been watching too much "Animals—or "Creatures Inside Me" and I might have a worm in my eyeball. Anyway, we're gonna take a break from Peru footage and answer some of your questions! I really don't think we have any problem with making science appeal to "the youth." Zero. Kids until told otherwise are naturally curious about the world around them and how it works. The challenge is that children grow up being told by the media and by their peers that being sexy and popular are far more appealing and important traits than being inquisitive, smart, independent, creative thinkers. We're told that i...
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Hey everybody! We're back from Peru! I didn't die! I didn't get any diseases that I know of, yet. I've been watching too much "Animals—or "Creatures Inside Me" and I might have a worm in my eyeball. Anyway, we're gonna take a break from Peru footage and answer some of your questions! I really don't think we have any problem with making science appeal to "the youth." Zero. Kids until told otherwise are naturally curious about the world around them and how it works. The challenge is that children grow up being told by the media and by their peers that being sexy and popular are far more appealing and important traits than being inquisitive, smart, independent, creative thinkers. We're told that i...
