Historian of Science

Tag: NSF

Astrology Activity Card

Post author By Darin
Post date September 16, 2021

In 1976 the NSF had to justify the money it had spent on educational projects during its first 20 years in existence. The previous year the U.S. congress had cut the funding for the creation, evaluation, and distribution of science education materials. In response, the NSF produced a report, the National Science Foundation – Supported […]

Press and Pop Culture

Weekly Roundup: History of Science Videos & NSF Report

Post author By Darin
Post date February 17, 2014

The History Channel Distorts History A number of the videos at the History Channel’s “Enlightenment” page deal with the history of science—on Isaac Newton, the Scientific Revolution, and a series Beyond the Big Ban: Copernicus, Beyond the Big Ban: Galileo and Beyond the Big Ban: Newton. Some gesture to interesting points, e.g., the interaction between […]