Andrew Morris
@andrewmorris110
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Running groups for people curious about science who didn't get much from it at school.
London
Joined March 2015
Another science blog for anyone, regardless of science background. This one looks into research about happiness ... a good topic for the beginning of a new year.
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Latest science blog, written for anyone to read and understand. Starting from a topical question about sneezing, it moves on to explain how muscles work.... an amazing story of research across the disciplines.
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Another in my monthly series of blogs on science topics for people who remain curious about the world around them, despite having no science background. This one is on the principles underlying AI.
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The latest science blog, based on a lively discussion in a 'science-for-all' geoup. It's about the fascination of steam power.
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A recent science blog on the brain and learning, based on discussion in on of my 'Science for all' groups.
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The latest in my monthly series of science blogs for people keen to learn more about science. Plain English, no maths. This one is on how we get our electrical energy, and the changes in store as we say goodbye to fossil fuels. Andrew Morris
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A new science blog for the curious... inspired by a group discussion about cancer, it explores systems in the body: lymph blood and hormones.
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"Imagining impossible things" - the latest in my blog series for anyone curious about science. It's about how we comprehend the tiny world of molecules in the body and the vast dimensions of the universe.
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Floods, facecreams and other flowing things... the latest blog about science based on discussions with ordinary people.
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RT @SGorard: How can researchers and users judge the quality of research? What are the main generic factors to look for? A simple guide and…
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@andrewmorrised Great opportunity to write about your experience of embedding a research culture in your organisation.
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@amy_woodrow1 @WildeJuels @LSRNetwork Great to see this relaunch of LSRN in the South West. Best wishes for the event. Andrew Morris
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@HMRCcustomers I can't complete my self assessment because the pre loaded information wrongly describes me as employed by a university when in fact I am retired. Help!
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@teacherhead @dylanwiliam Interesting. Now retired from physics teaching... did I go through these stages intuitively or did I miss some out? But .... does this carefully staged 5 step process clash with the neuroscience idea of interleaving - short sections on one topic then switching to another?
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I've spoken about my work with science discussion groups, and the implications for science education generally, in a podcast interview with Prof. Rose Luckin of Education Ventures.. It's quite long but you might find a bit of it worth listening to.
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@andrewmorrised Interesting study showing why we need to think carefully about when a randomised controlled trial is capable of being informative. Fine grained questions of classroom practice and big policy questions need different approaches.
New working paper re-evaluating the use of experiments in education research. We make several arguments that run counter to prevailing orthodoxy:
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RT @DrSamSims: New working paper re-evaluating the use of experiments in education research. We make several arguments that run counter to…
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