Ask for Evidence infographic
This is a really good resource to help people get to the facts by asking for evidence. I have some information at Paignton Library about this too, along with more resource set aside for the next STEM group meeting on the 11th December.
Hopefully it will make a good discussion topic at the meeting too.
This is a really important issue. Especially given all the information we are bombarded with on a daily basis, different viewpoints, sources separating good and bad information is a skill. This goes for looking up how to undertake tasks, you need to find the right information, this takes time.
When looking at Science it is about doing proper, robust and high quality research,
Getting this peer reviewed is an important step. However the resource on this is really useful for understanding the peer review process, as I this is an important step to ensure we can trust the research in the first place.
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Library display
I have added some of the resources that Sense About Science sent me to the display.
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Code Club 20/11/2021 write up
A really productive code club today. Small group, which was split between FreeCodeCamp, Scratch and Micro:bit. I have put some crocodile clips to one side for the next code Club.
So with the Micro:bit, we got an LED to light up, then controlled this with the built in switch, and eventually connected a speaker (which didn't work expected) so we connected a headphones.
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Next Code Club
Next code club Saturday 4/12/2021 : Please contact Paignton Library to book.
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Citing posts on Mastodon
As I have an interest in Science, and am on a STEM based Mastodon instance 'qoto' [1]. I suggested a feature which helps users cite individual posts (if writing a paper for example).
This has now been added to the issue tracker [2]. The actual issue suggestion can be found at [3]. At present this is a very rough idea.
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- [https://qoto.org]
- Mastodon Issue Tracker
- Feature Suggestion – Citing posts
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Trojans Rookie Camps 2021 5
Date : Sunday 21st November 2021
Time : 10 am —> 14:00
Location : Foxhole playing field, Bellfield Road, Paignton
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Peer review process
I have been contacting various organisations to ask for resources for the STEM group, Sense About Science [1] have now sent the Library some resources.
On their website, I found a really interesting document looking at the peer review process [2].
Well worth reading, even if you are not in academia.
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- SenseAboutScience
- Peer review process
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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
“This week is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and when we’re asked to keep antibiotics working this winter.”
“This means not taking antibiotics when you don’t need to. Overuse can weaken your body’s immunity to disease and prevent them from working.”
“Antibiotics don’t fight off the common cold, flu or COVID-19. Infection prevention measures like good handwashing are always best.”
“There’s more information on the Antibiotic Guardian website including details of how you can take a pledge to think about different ways to protect yourself from illness. Pledges include:”
- “Treating cold and flu symptoms for five days rather than going to the GP”
- “Speaking to a pharmacist rather than visiting the GP”
- “Taking unused antibiotics to a pharmacy for safe disposal”
- “Taking up an offer of a flu vaccine https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/
- “Taking antibiotics exactly as described and never sharing with others.”
“Don’t let antibiotics go viral this winter.”
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
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Pinephone
The PinePhone Isn’t a Consumer Ready Device Yet (And That’s Okay!)
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Next Cloud Jobs 11/11/2021
More job opportunities at nextcloud, if anyone is interested
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Software Heritage (3 jobs available)
Posted to Mastodon, so post is embedded below.
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Facebook article from ArsTechnica
This was posted to Mastodon earlier. A rather worrying development trying to, or even planning on targeting children as young as six. Please read and draw own conclusions. Please feel discuss further on Mastodon.
I am committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Reading things like this, make me wonder if all the organisations and schools who still use facebook actually share this commitment or if it is just a soundbyte to tick boxes.
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