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Category Archives: Research
Learn about Science News Literacy
Read about science news literacy and ways to critically analyze information from news sources.
Life as a Woman in STEM
Read one woman’s perspective of life as a STEM academic.
Studying your dog’s brain with MRI
Read an interview with researcher Dr. Laura Cuaya about the challenges of scanning dogs in an MRI.
How to Use Google Scholar
Learn about how to use Google Scholar in this post by Kelly Tabbutt of Fancy Comma, LLC.
How to Use Google Better, Part 2: Improve Your Googling Skills with Operators
Learn how to improve your Googling skills with operators — simple, powerful search commands — in this post by Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kevin Ho.
Science Literacy: An Important Tool in the Information Age
In this post, Kelly Tabbutt of Fancy Comma, LLC helps readers understand the importance of science literacy to understand the world around you and be able to easily spot fake news, misinformation, or pseudoscience.
Fake News and News Literacy in the “Post-Truth” Era
In this post, Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kevin Ho looks at the problem of fake news and ways we can combat the spread of misinformation and make constructive dialogue on the facts possible.
The Simplified Guide to Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences
In this two-part series on statistics in the social sciences by Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kelly Tabbutt, learn about numbers and data visualization, as well as the importance of reliability and validity, in interpreting statistical data such as political and opinion polling.
The Simplified Guide to Understanding Statistics in the Social Sciences, Part II: Reliability and Validity
In Part 2 of this two-part series on statistics in the social sciences, Fancy Comma, LLC’s Kelly Tabbutt discusses the importance of reliability and validity when interpreting statistical data.
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